Make decisions about your own health.




You have the right to:

- Safe and Healthy health care without any discrimination
- Privacy and confidentiality of your health information.
- Information about your treatment and to informed content,
- Bodily autonomy and integrity


Health is a human right. WHO TEAM Gender, Rights and Equity - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (GRE) “My health, my right.“ World health Day 2024.




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