Sunday, 24 October 2010 14:06 THE right to health must clearly be spelt out in the new constitution preferably under the Bill of Rights to ensure that everyone has access to health in the country, experts have said. The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH), in its input document to the new constitution-making process, said the right to health must be clearly included in the new constitution. CWGH executive director Itai Rusike said the inclusion of the right to health in the new Zimbabwe constitution would be a show of commitment by the government in promoting social progress and better standards of life for Zimbabweans. “We see that embedding the right to health in our constitution will give us the bottom we need to make it clear that everyone has a claim to health care, regardless of the economic, social-political status, race, creed, gender or other features,” said Rusike. The CWGH recommended that the new constitution must have the right to safe drinking water and sani...
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