A healthy and safe environment
Everyone has the right to a healthy and safe environment
that will ensure their physical and mental health or
well-being, including adequate water supply, sanitation and
waste disposal as well as protection from all forms of
environmental danger, such as pollution, ecological
degradation or infection.
Participation in decision-making
Every citizen has the right to participate in the
development of health policies and everyone has the right to
participate in decision-making on matters affecting one's
health.
Access to health care
Everyone has the right of access to health care services
that include:
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treatment and rehabilitation that must be made known to the
patient to enable 13 patient to -understand such treatment or
rehabilitation and the consequences thereof;
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provision for special needs in the case of newborn infants,
children, pregnant woman, the aged, disabled persons,
patients in pain, persons living with HIV or AIDS patients;
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counselling without discrimination, coercion or violence on
matters such as reproductive health, cancer or HIV/AIDS.
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palliative care that is affordable and effective in cases of
incurable or terminal illness;
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a positive disposition displayed by health care providers
that demonstrate courtesy, human dignity, patience, empathy
and tolerance;
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healthy information that includes the availability of
healthy services and how best to use such services and such
information shall be In the language understood by the
patient.
Knowledge of ones health insurance/medical aid scheme
A member of a health insurance or medical aid scheme is
entitled to information about that Insurance or medical aid
scheme and to challenge, where necessary, the decisions of
such health insurance or medical aid scheme relating to the
member.
Choice of health services
Everyone has the right to choose a particular health care
provider for services, or a particular health facility for
treatment provided that such choice shall not be contrary to
the ethical standards applicable to such health care
providers or facilities, and the choice of facilities In
line with prescribed service delivery guide lines.
Underneath you will find links to the files pertaining to paitient information:
Batho-Pele Principles
Paitient Rights Charter
