ABSTRACT
General Comment No. 14 (2000) The right to the highest attainable standard of health (article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights)
1 Health is a fundamental human right indispensable for the exercise of other human rights. Every human being is entitled to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health conducive to living a life in dignity. The realisation of the right to health may be pursued by numerous, complementary approaches, such as the formulation of health policies, or the implementation of health pro grammes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), or the adoption
of specific legal instruments. Moreover, the right to health includes certain components which are legally enforceable.1
