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Akiba Uhaki is a non-profit organization with a focus on raising awareness of human rights and related issues. We also support human rights and social justice funds to keep related programs running.
Research studies show that vast health inequalities exist between countries and within specific nations worldwide. The rates of poor health self-assessment and death in many countries are higher in persons or groups with lower socioeconomic status.
At Akiba Uhaki, we understand that social justice and public health are intricately connected. Actually, the core of public health is social justice. Social medicine practitioners, about two centuries ago, found out that factors that contribute to social organization and the interactions that occur between people can influence what causes illnesses in people.
However, according to experience and history, the social dedication to fairness, equity and social justice in politics can’t offer fair, equitable, and just outcomes.
Therefore, we help develop governmental frameworks of human rights to solve health inequalities and address health social determinants. Addressing these social determinants of health takes more than just using a supplementary tool, the human rights law.
We understand that the existing human rights framework isn’t enough and properly equipped to solve issues surrounding health social determinants. We believe that the framework can be enriched through the assessment of health social determinants.
At Akiba Uhaki, we create awareness on various human rights issues and related injustices to ensure that they’re accessible, available, acceptable, non-discriminatory, and of top quality to all.
Human dignity is at the core of the human rights law. And, health is an important factor when it comes to living decent or dignified lives. Moreover, most human rights issues are indirectly or directly linked to dignity and good health
We showcase how the framework of human rights to health and other basic needs can be translated into policy. The ultimate goal is to help close the gap in translating rhetoric matters into actual policies.
The injustice or unfairness worsens if an unequal distribution of goods produced socially such as access to educational opportunities, income, social participation opportunities, and built environments corresponds with health inequalities.
We develop governmental frameworks of human rights to solve health inequalities and address health social determinants. Addressing these social determinants of health takes more than just using a supplementary tool, the human rights law
Akiba Uhaki is a non-profit organization with a focus on raising awareness on human rights and related issues. We also support human rights and social justice fund to keep related programs running.