11 judgments found.
Adam, et al. v. Ledesma-Cadhit, et al.
Court: Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Citation: 2014 ONSC 5726
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health information, Hospitals, Infectious diseases, Medical malpractice, Medicines
Human Rights: Right of access to information, Right to bodily integrity
This judgment deals with motions by the federal and provincial Crowns to strike out the plaintiffs' claims on the ground that the claims disclosed no reasonable cause of action against the federal or provincial government. The plaintiffs' 5-year-old daughter, died five days after she received the H1N1 influenza virus vaccine. The daughter was in good …Read more
Tags: Advertising, Awareness, Child mortality, Children, Drug safety, Duty of care, Health promotion, Immunization, Influenza, Minor, Negligence, Notification, Pediatric health, Tort, Vaccination, Vaccines
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M.J.T v. D.M.D
Court: Supreme Court of British Columbi
Citation: 2012 BCSC 863
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Infectious diseases, Medicines
Human Rights: Right to health
Mr. T. and Ms. D separated after three years of marriage when their child- V was two years old. The couple had major disagreements over the care and custody arrangements. Ms. D. was given sole interim custody and authority over all health care decisions. Ms. D. refused to vaccinate the child against common infectious diseases. …Read more
Tags: Children, Hepatitis, Immunization, Infant health, Measles, Meningitis, Minor, Pediatric health, Polio, Rubella, Vaccination, Vaccines
Sandesh Bansal v. Union of India and others
Court: High Court - Madhya Pradesh
Citation: Writ Petition No. 9061/2008
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Hospitals, Medicines, Poverty, Sexual and reproductive health, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Human Rights: Right to life
The petitioner is a social activist that works on raising concern over the high maternal mortality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The petitioner alleged that the state's program to reduce the maternal mortality rate (MMR) had failed to be implemented effectively in Madhya Pradesh. The petitioner had filed this petition, alleging that about …Read more
Tags: Abortion, Access to drugs, Access to health care, Access to medicines, Access to treatment, Budget, Clean water, Clinics, Emergency care, Health care professionals, Health care technology, Health care workers, Health expenditures, Health facilities, Health funding, Health spending, Infant health, Low income, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Out-of-pocket expenditures, Poor, Pregnancy, Primary care, Public hospitals, Termination of pregnancy, Unsafe abortion, Vaccination
JCAG 362/2010
Court: Administrative Litigation Chamber of Granada
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Disasters and emergencies, Infectious diseases, Informed consent, Medicines, Public safety
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to bodily integrity
An outbreak of measles occurred in the city of Granada, beginning on October 9, 2010, with two children in the neighborhood of Albaycín. Due to low vaccination coverage among children in the neighborhood, especially those attending the public school Colegio Público Gómez Moreno, the disease spread. By November 18th, 36 cases had been reported. In …Read more
Tags: Children, Compulsory treatment, Immunization, Involuntary treatment, Mandatory treatment, Measles, Minor, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Patient choice, Pediatric health, Unauthorized treatment, Vaccination, Vaccines
Xákmok Kásek Indigenous Community v. Paraguay
Country: Paraguay
Court: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Citation: Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. (ser. C) No. 214 (Aug. 24, 2010).
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Diet and nutrition, Health care and health services, Health information, Health systems and financing, Infectious diseases, Medicines, Poverty, Sexual and reproductive health, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to bodily integrity, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to life, Right to property
Indigenous community Xákmok Kásek brought an action against the government of Paraguay before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for failure to meet its international responsibility of timely granting the community members' request in 1990 for a guarantee of their right to their ancestral lands. Because the government had failed to process their request, the …Read more
Tags: Access to drugs, Access to health care, Access to medicines, Chagas, Childbirth, Children, Dehydration, Diet, Drinking water, Health insurance, Health records, Immunization, Indigenous groups, Infant health, Infant mortality, Malnutrition, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Medical records, Minor, Potable water, Pregnancy, Stunting, Tuberculosis, Vaccination, Vaccines
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Solomakhin v. Ukraine
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: [2012] ECHR 24429/03
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Hospitals, Infectious diseases, Informed consent, Medical malpractice
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to privacy
The applicant, Sergey Solomakhin, visited Donetsk City Hospital on November 23rd, 1998. There, he was diagnosed with an acute respiratory disease and prescribed out-patient treatment. On his next visit, the hospital conducted a diphtheria vaccine reaction test, and he did not react to the diphtheria antigens. On November 28th, 1998, he was vaccinated against diphtheria. …Read more
Tags: Compensation, Damages, Diagnostics, Drug quality, Drug safety, Examination, Hepatitis, Inappropriate treatment, Involuntary treatment, Noncommunicable diseases, Patient choice, Public hospitals, Respiratory diseases, Testing, Unauthorized treatment, Vaccination, Vaccines
Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State [Administrative Jurisdiction of the Council of State], 11 October 2006, nr200600633/1, LJN:AY9897
Court: Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State (Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State)
Citation: 11 October 2006, nr200600633/1, LJN:AY9897
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Medicines, Public safety, Sexual and reproductive health
According to the Benefit Entitlement Act ("BEA"), health care providers who offer medically necessary care to illegal immigrants must be compensated for their expenses. To achieve this, the BEA increased the budget of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports ("the Ministry"). Instead of managing the compensation fund itself, the Ministry appointed the Foundation Koppeling …Read more
Tags: Access to health care, Access to treatment, Asylum, Childbirth, Emergency care, Health expenditures, Health funding, Health spending, Immigrants, Immigration, Indigent, Pediatric health, Poor, Pregnancy, Refugees, Reimbursement, Subsidies, Threat of violence, Underprivileged, Vaccination
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Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous Community v. Paraguay
Citation: Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. (ser. C) No. 146 (Mar. 29, 2006).
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Diet and nutrition, Health care and health services, Medicines, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial, Right to property
The Sawhoyamaxa, an indigenous community in Paraguay brought the case against the Paraguayan government for failing to ensure their ancestral property right. The Sawhoyamaxa's claim for territorial rights had been pending since 1991. The lands at issue constituted their traditional habitat suitable for their subsistence activities, consisting of hunting, fishing, and gathering. The lands claimed …Read more
Tags: Access to drugs, Access to health care, Access to medicines, Access to treatment, Child development, Child mortality, Children, Clean water, Drinking water, Immunization, Indigenous groups, Malnutrition, Minor, Pharmaceuticals, Safe drinking water, Sewage, Trash, Vaccination, Waste, Waste management
Qobalia v. Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: Case No. bs-434-25 (3k-05)
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health information, Medicines
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
The plaintiffs alleged violations of the statute on the Protection of Consumers' Rights for the failure of the respondents to develop standards of evaluation regarding imported vaccinations and the failure to notify the public about the risks associated with the imported vaccinations. G. Qobalia was a 12 year-old healthy child. He was vaccinated against Hepatitis …Read more
Tags: Awareness, Children, Compensation, Damages, Drug quality, Drug safety, Health data, Health education, Immunization, Informed choice, Labeling, Minor, Neurological diseases, Pediatric health, Tort, Vaccination, Vaccines
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Case 222741
Court: Conseil d'Etat (State Council)
Citation: C. E., N° 222741, 26 November 2001
Health Topics: Medicines
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to health
Certain provisions of the Code of Public Health make mandatory a number of vaccinations or provide opportunities to administrative authorities to make certain vaccinations mandatory. These provisions were challenged in the Conseil d'Etat but a number of interested parties. A number of other technical issues relating to authority to make laws and the penalties imposed …Read more
Tags: Vaccination, Vaccines
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