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central aspects of the process of development, as reflected in health-related internationally
agreed development goals, in particular the Millennium Development Goals;
3.
Calls upon the international community to continue to assist developing
countries in promoting the full realization of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the
highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, including through financial and
technical support and training of personnel, while recognizing that the primary
responsibility for promoting and protecting all human rights rests with States;
4.
Encourages States:
(a)
To integrate the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable
standard of physical and mental health into development strategies, particularly with
respect to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium
Development Goals, recognizing, in that regard, the critical role of strengthening health
systems;
(b)
To ensure that information on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the
highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is widely promoted, particularly in
development-related areas, including through transparency, accountability and the
participation of individuals and communities;
5.
Encourages relevant United Nations programmes and agencies, in particular
the World Health Organization, within their mandates, to pay particular attention to the
impact of development programmes on the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental
freedoms, in particular the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable
standard of physical and mental health, including through the collection and sharing of
good practices and the strengthening of national capacities;
6.
Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the expert consultation
on access to medicines as a fundamental component of the right of everyone to the highest
attainable standard of physical and mental health, held on 11 October 2010;2
7.
Encourages States:
(a)
To implement or, where they do not exist, to establish national health
frameworks that ensure access for all, without discrimination, to medicines that are
affordable, safe, effective and of good quality;
(b)
To raise awareness about the responsible use of medicines, including through
the wide dissemination of information in that regard, taking into account the potential risks
to health;
(c)
To ensure that investment, industrial or other policies promote development
and access to medicines, in particular their affordability;
(d)
To promote the transparent and informed participation of relevant
stakeholders, as appropriate, in formulating national medicines policies and programmes;
(e)
To strengthen or, where they do not exist, to establish national monitoring
and accountability mechanisms for policies relating to access to medicines;
(f)
To ensure that procurement practices and procedures for medicines are
transparent, fair and competitive;
(g)
To promote access to medicines for all, including through the use, to the full,
of the provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
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