ABSTRACT
CONTENTS 5.1 Introduction..................................................................................... 80 5.2 HIV and Mental Health: The Other Side of the Mirror! ................. 81 5.3 Right to Health: When States Meet Communities........................... 84
5.3.1 Health as a Human Right .................................................... 84 5.3.2 Ratification of Health-Related Obligations........................... 85
5.4 From States to Communities ........................................................... 87 5.5 The Right to Health: A Keystone for an Integrated
and Sustainable Health Development............................................... 88 References ................................................................................................. 89
5.1 Introduction The right to health has been, for a long time, a major concern for countries and international organizations. However, numerous important facets of health man agement have been forgotten in the implementation of strategies to attain the highest level of health. The implication of psychological and social factors is commonly acknowledged in the development of disease. That is why the consider ation of these factors is a major component in the establishment of sustainable health strategies. Because of various reasons, the majority of efforts that have been considered for the past 20 years focused mainly on the biological aspects of the management of disease.
