Right to Health for Children.
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2015-01
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India is a signatory to UN Convention on Child Rights but the allocation of funds and interventions to address health problems have been
insufficient. A rights-based rather than a welfare approach is needed to realize child rights, of which health and education are crucial. The
health needs of the newborn (survival), infant (vaccinations, nutrition) and preschool child (infections, development) require particular
attention. Health care delivery systems should be made fully functional, programs properly implemented, and accountability ensured at
all levels. Basic curative services must be provided free for all children. Functional health literacy should be provided to the
underprivileged.
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UN Convention on child rights, Right to health for children, Essential health care, Functional health literacy
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Srivastava R N. Right to Health for Children. Indian Pediatrics. 2015 Jan; 52(1): 15-18.