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(1981), as well as Article Therefore, Governments
10 of the Additional that do not take the
Protocol to the American necessary measures to prevent
Convention on Human the outbreak of Covid-19
Rights in the Area of are likely to be in breach of
Economic, Social and these international obligations.
Cultural Rights (1988), (Ghasemi and Akefi
emphasize the right to Ghaziani, 2020)
health in a similar literature. A central and historic
(Asgharnia, 2016) responsibility for the World
All Governments, in the Health Organization (WHO)
full realization of the right has been the management
to health, are required to of the global regime for the
strive and make maximum control of the international
use of available resources. spread of disease. Under
This commitment includes Articles 21(a) and 22, the
the adoption of national Constitution of WHO (1946)
health policies in line with confers upon the World
the health needs of all Health Assembly the
members of society and the authority to adopt
implementation of necessary regulations designed to
measures to prevent, control prevent the international
and treat infectious diseases. spread of disease which,
(Dias and Coco, 2020) after adoption by the Health
Assembly, enter into force
