Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Tools to Monitor the Obligation to Fulfil Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: the OPERA Framework

Corkery, Allison; Way, Sally-Anne

doi:10.18261/issn1891-814x-2012-03-05

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“…The panellists’ selection of indicators derived from disaggregated information shows that they judged these more detailed indicators as critical in assessing the right to health, in particular the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age, sex, etc. This is consistent with the literature on human rights indicators which overwhelmingly recommends the use of disaggregated information if and when possible [ 8 , 10 , 49 ].…”

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“…For example, since the publication of General Comment 14 – the interpretative guidance issued by the body responsible for implementation and monitoring of the Covenant [ 5 ] – efforts have focused on developing new methods, including the construction of indicators to measure implementation [ 5 ]. Landmark studies conducted by human rights experts include a list of 72 indicators, [ 7 ] the OPERA framework, [ 8 ] and the social and economic rights fulfilment index (SERF index) [ 9 ]. So far, these attempts have focused on measuring implementation of the right to health in general, [ 7 ] and of the right to health applied to maternal health, [ 10 , 11 ] infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, [ 12 ] access to essential medicines, [ 13 ] or focusing on methods to determine what level of rights fulfilment is achievable for any given level of resources [ 9 ].…”

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Implementing and monitoring the right to health in breast cancer: selection of indicators using a Delphi process

Montel

Coleman

Murphy

et al. 2023

Int J Equity Health

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Background Women with breast cancer have different chances of surviving their disease, depending on where they live. Variations in survival may stem from unequal access to prompt diagnosis, treatment and care. Implementation of the right to health may help remedy such inequalities. The right to health is enshrined in international human rights law, notably Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. A human rights-based approach to health requires a robust, just and efficient health system, with access to adequate health services and medicines on a non-discriminatory basis. However, it may prove challenging for health policymakers and cancer management specialists to implement and monitor this right in national health systems. Method This article presents the results of a Delphi study designed to select indicators of implementation of the right to health to inform breast cancer care and management. In a systematic process, 13 experts examined an initial list of 151 indicators. Results After two rounds, 54 indicators were selected by consensus, three were rejected, three were added, and 97 remained open for debate. For breast cancer, right-to-health features selected as worth implementing and monitoring included the formal recognition of the right to health in breast cancer strategies; a population-based screening programme, prompt diagnosis, strong referral systems and limited waiting times; the provision of palliative, survivorship and end-of-life care; the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality (AAAQ) of breast cancer services and medicines; the provision of a system of accountability; and the collection of anonymised individual data to target patterns of discrimination. Conclusion We propose a set of indicators as a guide for health policy experts seeking to design national cancer plans that are based on a human rights-based approach to health, and for cancer specialists aiming to implement principles of the right to health in their practice. The 54 indicators selected may be used in High-Income Countries, or member states of the OECD who also have signed the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to monitor progress towards implementation of the right to health for women with breast cancer.

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Implementing and monitoring the right to health in breast cancer: selection of indicators using a Delphi process

Montel

Coleman

Murphy

et al. 2023

Int J Equity Health

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“…Unless public health researchers also access legal journals, they may miss important articles that are relevant to the evaluation and monitoring of the right to health. For example, we found several key articles in legal databases that are influential in human rights research, such as research commissioned by the UN Development Programme in 2001, or the publication of the OPERA framework and the SERF index in 2012 [43][44][45]. We did not detect any article in the public health literature discussing the challenges in using indicators to monitor human rights, whereas this debate is significant in legal journals [46][47][48][49].…”

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How should implementation of the human right to health be assessed? A scoping review of the public health literature from 2000 to 2021

Montel

Ssenyonga

Coleman

et al. 2022

Int J Equity Health

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The human right to health is a critical legal tool to achieve health justice, and universal health coverage is included among the Sustainable Development Goals. However, the content and meaning of the right to health may not be used adequately in public health research. We conducted a scoping review of the literature to discover the extent to which the legal principles underlying the right to health are used in public health. We mapped the various attempts to assess implementation of this right since its legal content was clarified in 2000.The first studies emerged in 2006, with an increase and a wider variety of investigations since 2015. We observe that some key principles do form the basis of right-to-health assessments, but some concepts remain unfamiliar. Critically, public health academics may have limited access to human rights research on health, which creates a gap in knowledge between the two disciplines.

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Social Rights Obligations—The Link Between Human Rights Law and International Development Law

Kaltenborn

2014

SpringerBriefs in Law

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Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Tools to Monitor the Obligation to Fulfil Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: the OPERA Framework

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Implementing and monitoring the right to health in breast cancer: selection of indicators using a Delphi process

Implementing and monitoring the right to health in breast cancer: selection of indicators using a Delphi process

How should implementation of the human right to health be assessed? A scoping review of the public health literature from 2000 to 2021

Social Rights Obligations—The Link Between Human Rights Law and International Development Law

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