사회권으로서의 건강권: 지표개발 및 적용가능성을 중심으로

초록

We investigated the details of health rights as social rights and developed their indicators. We then explored their applicability in promoting the health rights as social rights. From the previously developed indicators, we selected relevant indicators and checked the condition of health rights as social rights in the Republic of Korea (hereafter South Korea) using the indicators. We also discuss the policy implications of our results. From the various forms of manifestos, agreements, laws, and bills related to human rights, we summarized two components of health rights as social rights: the right to health care services for the highest attainable standard of health services for all and the right to safe and healthy working and living conditions. Health rights as social rights in South Korea are well institutionalized. They do not, however, worked sufficiently as in the average OECD country: South Korea has a low coverage rate for health insurance, a large population not covered by health insurance, a low level of public share of total expenditure on health, and the highest rate of fatal work injuries. Several indicators do not have official statistics. Related to health outcome, men’s life expectancy at birth, the prevalence of tuberculosis, an early death rate measured by potential years of life lost(PYLL), a low birth weight, and perceived health status are poorer than those of the OECD countries. Further research to improve reliability, validity, and international compatibility, and activities to promote health rights as social rights through realizing the indicators in practice are needed.

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