Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-402) and index.

Introduction -- Charting the history of the right to health -- The right to health : its conceptual foundations -- A methodology to produce a meaning for the right to health -- The meaning of the highest attainable standard of health -- The obligation to recognize the right to health by all appropriate means -- The progressive obligation to realize the right to health -- Specific measures required to secure the right to health -- The obligation to abolish traditional practices harmful to health -- The international obligation to secure the right to health -- Conclusion.