Healthcare systems are core social institutions, and human rights should be introduced in professional health education, said Justice Prasanna B. Varale, Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka.
Delivering the convocation address at the 25th annual convocation of ‘Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), which was held at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru on Saturday, he said, “Human rights in patient care refer to the application of legally enforceable human rights in the context of patient care, defined as the provision of services by health providers for the benefit of patients inside any healthcare setting, including hospitals, clinics, outreach facilities, places of detention or private homes.”
“Some of the major trends that will shape our healthcare landscape in the years to come are omni channel healthcare delivery, telemedicine, artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis, increasing demand for quality healthcare services, efforts towards cyber-secure ecosystem and the expanding insurance coverage. In such expanding disposition of healthcare practices, the recognition of, and in compliance with legal and juridical elements are the cornerstones to promote rightful healthcare. In this context, we need to explore how human rights education in the health professions can build knowledge, change culture, and empower advocacy, and seek to embed human rights norms into core social institutions,” he described.
