Consultancy of a recommendation on equity of access to vaccines in the context of public health crisis.

Member States of the Council of Europe currently face a severe public health crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This health crisis is having a devastating effect on individuals, families, and communities. It also raises major ethical challenges and forces governments and competent authorities to take difficult decisions in a context of uncertainty and scarce resources. This project involves consultancy in the development of a possible legal instrument guaranteeing persons, within the context of a pandemic, access to vaccines in accordance with ethical principles and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in Council of Europe instruments. These include the right to life and the protection against ill-treatment (Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights), the right to the protection of health (Article 11 of the European Social Charter), and the principle of equitable access to healthcare (Article 3 of the Oviedo Convention).

Keywords:MEDICAL LAW, PUBLIC HEALTH

Disciplines:Human rights law

Project type:Service project