Tuesday, November 6: Right to Health

The first day of the conference was devoted to the theme of the Right to Health for persons with ID and to an overview of the resources available to them.

The Montreal Declaration on Intellectual Disabilities (PDF): Adopted at the Montreal Pan-American Health Organization and the World Health Organization Conference on Intellectual Disability in 2004 by its 65 participants in 17 countries of the Americas, as well as the principal organizations commited to the defense of the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities, the Montreal Declaration on Intellectual Disabilities establishes legal standards related to the right to the equality of persons with intellectual disabilities, as well as a serie of measures to be undertaken in order to support decision making among persones with intellectual disabilities a context of respect for their fundamental right.
The Montreal Declaration on intellectual disabilities website: Consult the Montreal Declaration on intellectual disabilities website for more information.
25 Questions and Answers on Health and Human Rights (PDF): The WHO Health and Human Rights Publication "25 Questions and Answers on Health and Human Rights" aims to clarify the relationship between human rights and health by suggesting answers to key questions which come to mind in exploring the linkages between health and human rights. This document can be accessed at http://www.who.int/hhr/en/.
The right to health (PDF): "The Right to Health" Cartoon has been developed by WHO in recognition of the fact that improving awareness and understanding of the right to health is an essential prerequisite to operationalizing this right. This document can be accessed at http://www.who.int/hhr/en/.
The right to healt : fact sheet (PDF): The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have issued in August 2007 a Fact Sheet on the Right to Health. It explains what is meant by the right to health in an easily accessible format and aims to raise understanding of this important human right. This document can be accessed at http://www.who.int/hhr/en/.
Linkages between health and human rights (PDF): WHO Fact Sheet: Linkage between health and human rights. This document can be accessed at http://www.who.int/hhr/en/.