S4 E1: Reversing the commercialisation of public services with a particular focus on the right to health

<p>In conversation with Dr Rosella de Falco and Ms Ashina Mtsumi</p> <p>Everyone has the right to health which relates to both the right of individuals to obtain a certain standard of health and health care, and the State obligation to ensure a certain standard of public health with the community generally. This episode was published in light of the <a href='https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day'>World Health Day</a>. World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization'>World Health Organisation</a> (WHO), as well as other related organisations.</p> <p>In today’s  episode Dr Rosella De Falco and Ms Ashina Mtsumi from <a href='https://www.gi-escr.org/'>The Global Initiative For Economic, Social And Cultural Rights</a>(GI-ESCR) explore the issue of <a href='https://www.gi-escr.org/private-actors-public-services'>reversing commercialisation</a> of public services and advocating for quality public services for all with a particular focus on the right to health.  The <a href='https://www.chr.up.ac.za/covid-19'>COVID-19 </a>pandemic exposed a number of flaws that existed in most public systems around the world. The Global Initiative For Economic, Social And Cultural Rights launched a report titled, <a href='https://www.gi-escr.org/latest-news/new-report-the-right-to-health-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-nigeria-discrimination-and-inequality-in-a-commercialised-healthcare-system'>‘The failure of commercialised healthcare in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic’</a>.</p> <p>Dr Rossella De Falco works as a Program Officer on the Right to Health at the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR). She graduated cum laude with a Ph.D. in Human Rights from the University of Padova, Italy. She holds an LLM in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights from Essex University, an M.A. in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in International Cooperation