Equiframe: A framework for analysis of the inclusion of human rights and vulnerable groups in health policies

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Amin, Mutamad ^a   Maclachlan, Malcolm ^b,c   Mannan, Hasheem ^d   El Tayeb, Shahla ^a   El Khatim, Amani ^a   Swartz, Leslie ^c   Munthali, Alister ^e   van Rooy, Gert ^f   Mcveigh, Joanne ^g   Eide, Arne ^h   Schneider, Marguerite ^c  

^a AHFAD UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Sudan)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Centre for Global Health   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^g School of Psychology   (Ireland)

^h SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL INCLUSION; STAKEHOLDER; VULNERABILITY;

SUDAN;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; SUDAN; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; SUDAN; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84856082522     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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