Introduction = 01
SECTION 1
Principles of a human rights-based approach to poverty reduction strategies = 05
a. What are the characteristics of human rights? = 05
b. What are the elements of a human rights-based approach? = 06
c. How is health protected by the human rights legal framework? = 07
d. How can a human rights approach help to define poverty? = 10
e. What are poverty reduction strategies? = 10
f. In what ways do human rights and poverty reduction strategies complement each other? = 11
SECTION 2
Formulating a pro-poor health strategy based on human rights principles = 13
a. What is the nature of poverty in the country? = 13
b. Who are the poor and where are they? = 14
c. In what ways does poverty affect the health of the poor? = 15
d. What are the underlying causes? = 17
e. Developing a participatory framework within which to formulate a health strategy = 22
SECTION 3
Developing the content and implementation plan = 25
a. Respect the right to health = 26
b. Protect the right to health = 27
c. Fulfil the right to health = 28
d. Challenges and tensions = 29
e. International commitment and responsibilities = 33
SECTION 4
Implementation: transparency and accountability through monitoring and evaluation = 37
a. Promoting the strategy = 38
b.What should be monitored? = 38
c.Who should be monitored? = 39
d. Who should do the monitoring? = 39
e. What indicators should be used? = 40
f. What targets should be set? = 42
g. Collecting the data = 44
h. Holding to account = 44
SECTION 5
Human rights instruments, international resolutions and declarations, useful documents, and organizations = 47
SECTION 1
Principles of a human rights-based approach to poverty reduction strategies = 05
a. What are the characteristics of human rights? = 05
b. What are the elements of a human rights-based approach? = 06
c. How is health protected by the human rights legal framework? = 07
d. How can a human rights approach help to define poverty? = 10
e. What are poverty reduction strategies? = 10
f. In what ways do human rights and poverty reduction strategies complement each other? = 11
SECTION 2
Formulating a pro-poor health strategy based on human rights principles = 13
a. What is the nature of poverty in the country? = 13
b. Who are the poor and where are they? = 14
c. In what ways does poverty affect the health of the poor? = 15
d. What are the underlying causes? = 17
e. Developing a participatory framework within which to formulate a health strategy = 22
SECTION 3
Developing the content and implementation plan = 25
a. Respect the right to health = 26
b. Protect the right to health = 27
c. Fulfil the right to health = 28
d. Challenges and tensions = 29
e. International commitment and responsibilities = 33
SECTION 4
Implementation: transparency and accountability through monitoring and evaluation = 37
a. Promoting the strategy = 38
b.What should be monitored? = 38
c.Who should be monitored? = 39
d. Who should do the monitoring? = 39
e. What indicators should be used? = 40
f. What targets should be set? = 42
g. Collecting the data = 44
h. Holding to account = 44
SECTION 5
Human rights instruments, international resolutions and declarations, useful documents, and organizations = 47