Mediquai Hospital In Zurich Switzerland

  Swiss Health Foreign Policy   The world is getting increasingly interconnected and this scenario is often presented with a considerable number of challenges as well as opportunities. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by UN members in 2015, states that health plays a significant role in world development. It calls for multi-sectoral collaboration and policy consistency, which is already in line with the approach that Switzerland has been following already for several years, particularly with reference to Swiss Health Foreign Policy. The Swiss Health Foreign Policy has two major components: First off, it supports further improving the overall health of the Swiss population and the healthcare infrastructure in general. Second, it is designed to contribute effectively to global health. It is focused on securing an individual’s right to health, as well as to other health-related human rights. Switzerland is dedicated to ensuring that each individual has acces

  THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO HEALTHCARE The right to health was first discussed in the WHO Constitution of 1946, which states that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being. The preamble of this Constitution defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.  Human rights are universal and inalienable, and healthcare is one of them. It must apply equally, to all people, everywhere, without any discrimination. Human Rights standards – to food, health, education, to be free from torture, inhuman or degrading treatment – are also interrelated. The improvement of one right facilitates the advancement of the others. Likewise, the lack of one right has harmful effects on the attainment of another.  Out of all the nations of the world, the one in question and possibly, an ideal model for other countries, is Switzerland. Switzerland has several dis