5 judgments found.

JOO v. Attorney General & six others

Country: Kenya
Year: 2018
Court: High Court of Kenya at Bungoma
Citation: [2018] eKLR
Facts:

The Petitioner, Josephine Majani, was a woman from a poor economic background, who was in need of maternal care. As she could not afford private medical care, she went to Bungoma County Referral Hospital, a public health care facility that ought to provide free maternal health care following a Presidential directive that was issued on …Read more

Tags: Freedom from Torture and Cruel, Health care and health services, Health information, Hospitals, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, Medicines, Right of Access to Information, Right to Health, Sexual and reproductive health
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Porta, Pedro Juán v. Provincia de Buenos Aires

Country: Argentina
Year: 2015
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: P. 891 XXXIX
Health Topics: Medicines, Public safety
Human Rights: Right to property
Facts:

The plaintiff brought the case to the Supreme Court of Justice by original jurisdiction to initiate a declarative action (an preventive action to request the cessation of a state of uncertainty that cause a harm and there is no legal alternative way to end that situation) against the Province of Buenos Aires to declare the …Read more

Tags: Health regulation, Medicines, Public safety
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Laboratorio Welt S.A s/infracción ley 16.463

Country: Argentina
Year: 2010
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: L. 1301. XLI.
Health Topics: Medicines, Public safety
Human Rights: Right to property, Right to work
Facts:

The National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices [ANMAT] fined the Laboratorio Welt S.A and its director to (ARS 20 000) twenty thousands and (ARS 10 000) ten thousands Argentine pesos for violating articles 2 and 19.b of law 16.463 and article 9 from decree 150/92. The laboratory did not comply with resolution 1930/95 …Read more

Tags: Health regulation, Medicines, Safety regulation
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Ortiz, Ana María v. Ministerio de Salud de la Nación et. al.

Country: Argentina
Year: 2005
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: O. 584. XXXVIII.
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Disabilities, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Hospitals, Medicines
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
Facts:

The plaintiff filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) with the Federal First Instance Court against the Province of Buenos Aires and the State for them to provide comprehensive coverage for her sclerosis multiple treatment because she didn’t have the economic resources to afford the medicine. The State provided her 3 boxes …Read more

Tags: Access to medicines, Access to treatment, Essential medicines, Health regulation, Medicines, Right to Health, Right to Life
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Rogers, Silvia Elena v. Provincia de Buenos Aires et al.

Country: Argentina
Year: 2003
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: R. 671. XXXIX.
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, HIV/AIDS, Medicines
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
Facts:

The plaintiff filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the Health Insurance of the Province of Buenos Aires (IOMA), the Province of Buenos Aires, and the National State to provide her HIV/AIDS medication, arguing that her right to health was violated. The plaintiff claimed that she complied with all the requirements …Read more

Tags: Access to health care, Access to medicines, Access to treatment, HIV/AIDS, Medicines, People living with HIV/AIDS
Download Judgment: Spanish