European Association of Health Law 2014 Conference : «Access to Health Care: Looking for a Legal Road Map» (Riga, University of Latvia on 28-29 April 2014)
Healthcare is a Human Right. “Everyone, irrespective of their ability to pay, should have access to the health services they need, without putting their families at financial risk”. Joint WHO and World Bank statement, February 19, 2013.
Health is a value in itself and is also a pre-condition for economic growth and social cohesion. The discourse of human rights greatly impacted the rapid evolution of health care law in Europe. Continuing debates rage over how to balance citizen’s growing demands for universal access to health care with UN development goals. The problem of how to recognize the right to health care while at the same provide the access to that health care results in implementation challenges.
The European Health Law Conference in University of Latvia in Riga will gather together health law and policy experts to examine and to discuss today’s critical challenges in European health law, in respect to access to health care. It is an opportunity to share scientific knowledge and stimulate the development of innovative tools for meeting modern demands. Leaders in the field will present a wide range of hot topics touched by the challenge of balancing human rights with health care law.
- Health Care Access from a Global and European Perspective
- Privatization of Health Care
- The Right to Health as a Fundamental Human Right
Scientific Committee
- Prof.em. Henriette Roscam Abbing, The Netherlands
- Prof. Joaquin Cayon De Las Cuevas, Spain
- Dr. Radmila Hrevtsova, Ukraine
- Prof. Jose Miola, United Kingdom
- Prof. Vugar Mammadov, Azarbaijan
- Dr.Lukas Prudil, Czech Republic
- Prof. Karl Sovig, Norway
- Dr. Verena Stühlinger, Austria
- Dr. Maria E. Sokalska, Poland
Organization
Conference is organized by the University of Latvia (Faculties of Medicine and Law), Medical Law Institute Ltd., and supported by the European Association of Health Law.