Is the Right to Health Compatible with Sustainability?

Journal of Global Health, June 2015, Vol. 5, No. 1

4 Pages Posted: 23 Aug 2017

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Daniel Reidpath

Institute for Global Health and Development

Sofia Gruskin

University of Southern California Institute on Inequalities in Global Health; University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine; University of Southern California Gould School of Law

Pascale Allotey

Monash University Malaysia

Date Written: June 1, 2015

Abstract

There are fundamental public health challenges and trade–offs that need to be confronted for the achievement of the highest attainable standard of health and the sustainability agendas to be compatible. The trade–offs arise because, at a population level, the highest attainable standard of health is a standard that is achieved (or progressively realised) through unsustainable levels of consumption.

JEL Classification: K33, I14, I18

Suggested Citation

Reidpath, Daniel and Gruskin, Sofia and Allotey, Pascale, Is the Right to Health Compatible with Sustainability? (June 1, 2015). Journal of Global Health, June 2015, Vol. 5, No. 1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2599754

Daniel Reidpath (Contact Author)

Institute for Global Health and Development ( email )

United Kingdom

Sofia Gruskin

University of Southern California Institute on Inequalities in Global Health ( email )

2001 N. Soto Street
Los Angeles, CA 90032

HOME PAGE: http://globalhealth.usc.edu

University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine ( email )

2001 N. Soto Street
Los Angeles, CA 90032
United States

University of Southern California Gould School of Law ( email )

699 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90089
United States

Pascale Allotey

Monash University Malaysia ( email )

Jalan Lagoon Selatan
Bandar Sunway
Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Selangor 46150
Malaysia

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