Building capacity on legal matters
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WHO works to support it member states to strengthen their national capacities to make and implement health laws. Training and support can be provided in conjunction with national legal advisory projects or as part of more specialized training on specific topics on request.
In addition, WHO offers lawyers from member countries opportunities to participate in legal research on important health laws topics. WHO Legal officers also give lectures and contribute papers to training sessions organized by different UN agencies and WHO partners.
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18 December 2019
UHC law infographic
This infographic provides a quick overview of UHC law. UHC law means any legal rule existing and applicable within a country that regulates UHC including:...
12 December 2019
UHC law in practice: legal access rights to health care: country profiles: Germany, Japan, Kenya, Thailand
The four country profiles on legal access rights to health care analyse the capacity of the laws of Germany, Japan, Kenya and Thailand to deliver universal...
9 August 2019
Reinforcing the focus on anti-corruption, transparency and accountability in national health policies,...
This document proposes ways to approach national health planning and the development of policies and strategies to identify corruption risk areas and help...
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