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Right to Healthcare of Victims of Ebola Virus Disease: The West African Nations' Experience

Right to Healthcare of Victims of Ebola Virus Disease: The West African Nations' Experience GLORIA C. NWAFOR and ANTHONY O. NWAFOR I. INTRODUCTION A country's health system is the combination of resources, organisation, financing and management that culminate in the delivery of health services to the people. A health system has many parts which include patients, families and communities, ministries of health, health providers and health service organisations. The primary purpose of the health system is to promote, restore and maintain health.1 Human beings and the communities throughout history have always strived to provide for their health needs by using indigenous medicines and the knowledge available from healers, either at home or in small facilities. Religious leaders have also played an important role in the provision of healthcare through the art of healing which is often intertwined with religious belief.2 These methods of healthcare which operate at the rudimentary and unscientific levels are good reflections of man's strive to live in good health. The perception of health in modern times as a basic human need and a social right, as stated in various national and international instruments, entails significant roles and responsibilities for the governments. The global political developments following the First World War supported the move towards health as a human http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of International and Comparative Law Edinburgh University Press

Right to Healthcare of Victims of Ebola Virus Disease: The West African Nations' Experience

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Edinburgh University Press
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GLORIA C. NWAFOR and ANTHONY O. NWAFOR I. INTRODUCTION A country's health system is the combination of resources, organisation, financing and management that culminate in the delivery of health services to the people. A health system has many parts which include patients, families and communities, ministries of health, health providers and health service organisations. The primary purpose of the health system is to promote, restore and maintain health.1 Human beings and the communities throughout history have always strived to provide for their health needs by using indigenous medicines and the knowledge available from healers, either at home or in small facilities. Religious leaders have also played an important role in the provision of healthcare through the art of healing which is often intertwined with religious belief.2 These methods of healthcare which operate at the rudimentary and unscientific levels are good reflections of man's strive to live in good health. The perception of health in modern times as a basic human need and a social right, as stated in various national and international instruments, entails significant roles and responsibilities for the governments. The global political developments following the First World War supported the move towards health as a human

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African Journal of International and Comparative Law – Edinburgh University Press

Published: Aug 1, 2016

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