Reports of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health

The Special Rapporteur on the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health was appointed by the United Nations in 2002. The Special Rapporteur reports annually to the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly on the status of the Right to Health around the world.

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Annual reports to the Human Rights Council/Commission on Human Rights:

  • 2011 Report (A/HRC/17/25), focusing on development and the right to health

  • 2010 Report (A/HRC/14/20), focusing on criminalisation of same-sex relationships, sex work and HIV transmission

  • 2009 Report (A/HRC/11/12), focusing on access to medicines, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and free trade agreements

  • 2008 Report (A/HRC/7/11), focusing on health systems and the right to the highest attainable standard of health   

  • 2006 Report (E/CN.4/2006/48), focusing on the progress made in reaching the three objectives of the Rapporteur’s mandate and on a human rights-based approach to health indicators 

  • 2005 Report (E/CN.4/2005/51), focusing on persons with mental disabilities

  • 2004 Report (E/CN.4/2004/49), focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights; the link between poverty and health; neglected diseases; and violence prevention 

  • 2003 Report (E/CN.4/2003/58),focusing on the three objectives of the Special Rapporteur’s mandate: to promote the right to health as a fundamental human right; to clarify the contours and content of the right to health; and to identify good practices for the operationalization of the right to health at the community, national and international levels 

Annual reports to the General Assembly:

  • 2011 report (A/66/254), focusing on criminalisatoin of sexual and reproductive health
  • 2010 report (A/65/255), focusing on drug use and the right to health

  • 2009 report (A/64/272), focusing on informed consent and the right to health
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  • 2008 report (A/63/263), focusing on accountability and human rights guidelines for pharmaceutical companies in relation to access to medicines.

  • 2007 report (A/62/214), focusing on prioritization of health interventions and respect for human rights; impact assessments; and water and sanitation and the right to health 

  • 2006 report (A/61/338), focusing on access to medicines and the reduction of maternal mortality

  • 2005 report (A/60/348), focusing on health professional skills drain; the Commission on Social Determinants of Health, and human rights education for health professionals

  • 2004 report (A/59/422), focusing on health-related Millennium Development Goals; right to health for indigenous peoples; right to health, child survival and indicators

  • 2003 report (A/58/427), focusing on right to health indicators; good practices for the right to health; HIV/AIDS and the right to health; neglected diseases, leprosy and the right to health; and an optional protocol to ICESCR 

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