Governments are legally obliged to ensure adequate access to health information

When are doctors legally obliged to stop and render assistance to injured persons at road accidents?

Unlike the USA, South Africa (SA) does not have 'Good Samaritan' laws that oblige doctors to stop at road accidents. In SA, the conduct of doctors in such situations is governed by the common law. Doctors coming across injured people at a road accident should stop and render assistance, unless they are likely to be exposed to personal danger or injury, they are mentally or physically incapable ...

Barriers of Asian Youth to Access Sexual Reproductive Health Information and Services: A Literature Review

Background Despite recommendations from the World Health Organization in most Asian countries, young people’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs are poorly provided and understood. The aim of this review paper is identifying barriers as well as improving strategies to access SRH information and services among Asian youth. Materials and M...

Community Health Worker Programs to Improve Healthcare Access and Equity: Are They Only Relevant to Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Background Community Health Workers (CHWs) are proven to be highly effective in low- and middle-income countries with many examples of successful large-scale programs. There is growing interest in deploying CHW programs in high-income countries to address inequity in healthcare access and outcomes amongst population groups facing disadvantage. This study is the first that examines the scope and...

Public health meets law: are there sufficient legal safeguards to ensure access to public health care for all?

Access to health information. Editorial.

OBJECTIVES To provide an editorial introduction to the 2008 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics with an overview of its contents and contributors. METHODS A brief overview of the main theme of "Access to Health Information", and an outline of the purposes, contents, format, and acknowledgment of contributions for the 2008 IMIA Yearbook. RESULTS This 2008 issue of the IMIA Yearbook highligh...