Department of Speech Language Pathology, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Department of Otolaryngology, Capital Hospital PGMI, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Dec;71(12):2782-2786. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.2078.
Vulnerable populations have traditionally faced non-availability of health services. Enforcement of constitutional protections to vulnerable citizens is essential to secure the health rights for them. The current narrative review was planned in the perspective of laws related to health rights by reviewing and highlighting such provisions in the constitutions of different countries and the scope of the World Health Organization (WHO), and to compare them with the on-ground situation prevailing in Pakistan. The findings can invoke debate, inspire research and facilitate the recognition of the enabling provisions for healthcare guaranteed in the Constitution. Data was searched related to constitution and health affairs of countries, including Pakistan, United States, United Kingdom, China, Saudi Arabia and India, using search engines, databases and different websites. Of the 170 reports, publications and articles downloaded, 30(17.6%)full-text articles, publications and reports in English language were used for the narrative review.
弱势群体传统上面临着卫生服务的匮乏。为了保障弱势群体的健康权利，必须执行宪法对弱势公民的保护。本次叙述性综述是从与健康权利相关的法律的角度出发进行规划的，综述和强调了不同国家宪法中的相关规定以及世界卫生组织（WHO）的范围，并将其与巴基斯坦目前的实际情况进行了比较。研究结果可以引发讨论，激发研究，并促进对《宪法》中保障医疗保健的授权条款的认可。使用搜索引擎、数据库和不同网站，对包括巴基斯坦、美国、英国、中国、沙特阿拉伯和印度在内的国家的宪法和卫生事务进行了数据检索。在下载的 170 份报告、出版物和文章中，有 30 篇（17.6%）英语全文文章、出版物和报告被用于叙述性综述。
