Uruguay has witnessed an ever-increasing number of domestic court claims for high-priced medicines despite its comprehensive universal coverage of pharmaceuticals. In response to the current national debate and development of domestic legislation concerning high-priced medicines, we review whether Uruguayan courts adequately interpret the state's core obligations to provide essential medicines and ensure non-discriminatory access in line with the right to health in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Using a sample of 42 amparo claims for the reimbursement of medicines in 2015, we found that the circuits of appeal fail to offer predictable legal argumentation, including for nearly identical cases. Moreover, t...
Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of th...
Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of th...
South American governments recognize access to medicines as part of the right of their populations&n...
Uruguay has witnessed an ever-increasing number of domestic court claims for high-priced medicines d...
Uruguay has witnessed an ever-increasing number of domestic court claims for high-priced medicines d...
Uruguay has witnessed an ever-increasing number of domestic court claims for high-priced medicines d...
Background Access to essential medicines for the world’s poor and vulnerable has made little progres...
Access to medicines and the right to health continues to be widely discussed in academic literature....
Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of th...
A constitutional guarantee of access to essential medicines has been identified as an important indi...
BACKGROUND: The valuation of medicines as health needs vary depending on the stakeholders involved (...
Introduction: The objective of this work is to analyze the characteristics of litigation for access ...
Background: Access to essential medicines for the world's poor and vulnerable has made little progre...
Is right-to-health litigation a suitable strategy for advancing the right to health, or does it rein...
Background Most countries in the world have become States parties to one or more international human...
Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of th...
Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of th...
South American governments recognize access to medicines as part of the right of their populations&n...
Uruguay has witnessed an ever-increasing number of domestic court claims for high-priced medicines d...
Uruguay has witnessed an ever-increasing number of domestic court claims for high-priced medicines d...
Uruguay has witnessed an ever-increasing number of domestic court claims for high-priced medicines d...
Background Access to essential medicines for the world’s poor and vulnerable has made little progres...
Access to medicines and the right to health continues to be widely discussed in academic literature....
Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of th...
A constitutional guarantee of access to essential medicines has been identified as an important indi...
BACKGROUND: The valuation of medicines as health needs vary depending on the stakeholders involved (...
Introduction: The objective of this work is to analyze the characteristics of litigation for access ...
Background: Access to essential medicines for the world's poor and vulnerable has made little progre...
Is right-to-health litigation a suitable strategy for advancing the right to health, or does it rein...
Background Most countries in the world have become States parties to one or more international human...
Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of th...
Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of th...
South American governments recognize access to medicines as part of the right of their populations&n...