A/HRC/29/33 (h) The role of health sector is becoming increasingly important, including for the promotion and protection of human rights, in particular of marginalized groups. The health sector should take the leadership in the promotion of “health in all policies” approach; (i) Primary care needs to be strengthened as a crucial cornerstone of health system, enabling the effective use of discoveries of modern medicine and public health; (j) Achieving universal health coverage is one of the main goals and processes for the post-2015 agenda; and commitments made in the Alma-Ata Declaration and Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion should be reaffirmed and revitalized by all stakeholders; (k) There is no health without mental health. Good mental health means much more than the absence of mental impairment. Modern understanding of mental health includes good emotional and social well-being and healthy non-violent relations between individuals and groups with mutual trust, tolerance and respect of the dignity of every person; (l) Mental health is relevant to many key elements of the post-2015 agenda and the formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals; and it should be a new priority in public policies addressed in parity with physical health; (m) The effective promotion and protection of the rights of children and adolescents offers huge potential for the full realization of the right to health in our societies. Synergies between the right to survival and right to holistic development need to drive cross-sectoral policies and accountability mechanisms; (n) The rights of persons with disabilities are of a special relevance to the right to health and should be protected and promoted through the lens of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In that regard, the role of health-care services and professionals and the role of the biomedical model need to be reconsidered; (o) Violence, as a public health problem, needs to be addressed with concerted efforts by all actors as a human rights challenge, having a detrimental impact on the health of individuals and societies. There should be no excuse or justification for any form of violence; (p) Trustful partnerships between the policymakers responsible for the health sector and civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations, academia and professional associations, constitute one of the cornerstones of effective health systems, and act as a guarantee for the full realization of the right to health and related rights. 21

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