Gulbarga, October 03: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and everyone is entitled to rights and freedom without distinction of any kind. Karnataka State Human Rights Commission Chairpersons, Justice S R Nayak said today. He was addressing a workshop on legal awareness of human right s at Gulbarga University premises on the topic of the right to health and the role of medical professionals , organised by Gulbarga University and sponsored by Karnataka state human rights commission. Yet 63 years on, the UDHR s vision of a world in which all enjoy freedom from want and freedom from fear remains as elusive as ever.
Acts of genocide and wars of unprecedented devastation have continued into the 21st century, and millions still die from hunger and preventable diseases despite vastly increased global wealth, human rightists not only an unfinished agenda, it is an evolving one. Mr Nayak said. Everyone has the right to standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing, medical care and necessary social al services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control We need to have a better policy of health, law and medicine to ensure healthiness.
The developed countries of Europe, USA, Canada have made massive investments to ensure better health to their people through high technology, the improvement in mortality has been disappointing. Heart diseases, cancer, aids, plague, malaria epidemics and major fatal diseases continue to threaten the human race , he said. Around 233 million are chronically hungry. Official figures state that in the country 26% people were living below poverty line, he said.
—–Agencies