The Right to Health
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The right to health is a fundamental human right. Under Israeli law, every Israeli resident is entitled to health services in accordance with the principles of justice, equality, and mutual support. However, the Israeli health system is far from being able to adhere to these principles. On the contrary, we are witnessing increasing inequality in access to health services. Insufficient funding of the public health system, coupled with privatization of health services, have led to a deterioration in the scale and quality of services provided by the health system. The result is two health systems that differ substantially in quality – one for the wealthy and one for the poor.
ACRI works to ensure accessible and equal health services to all citizens and residents of Israel: rich and poor, Arab and Jewish, old and young, living in the center or in the periphery. This includes the rights of the mentally ill with regards to health care, and the rights of refugees and asylum seekers with regards to medication administered without proper information. Through legal work including intervening directly with the Ministry of Health, and focused publications, ACRI has brought the issue of the growing inequalities in the health care system into the public sphere.
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Demanding Accountability of Schools’ First Aid Services Privatization
July 13, 2009
“The Education Ministry’s decision to proceed with the privatization of first aid services without formulating a suitable monitoring system is … Read more
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Life in the Garbage: A Report on Sanitation Services in East Jerusalem
July 8, 2009
In an effort to cope with the sanitation and environmental problems, residents are compelled to provide solutions at their own … Read more
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Health Ministry Triples Budget for Schoolchildren’s Dental Treatment
June 9, 2009
The announcement was made in response to a petition demanding all schoolchildren be provided with free-of-charge dental checkups. On June … Read more
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ACRI’s 2008 Annual Report
April 7, 2009
Presenting ACRI’s legal, educational and public outreach work, the Annual Report brings personal stories and highlights the orgnization’s activities To … Read more
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New MRI Machines for Hospitals in Periphery
January 21, 2009
Following demands by ACRI and partners, a tender for MRI medical imaging machines will increase access to health care for … Read more