The Health and Human Rights Journal is running a blog series on SDGs and the right to health.
Paul Hunt, the first Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, has written an essay in which he stresses that accountability for the SDGs must be more rigorous than it was for the MDGs. He calls for an independent, formal accountability mechanism: SDGs and the Importance of Formal Independent Review: An Opportunity for Health to Lead the Way
The first blog in the series is by Prof Audrey Chapman, critiquing the UHC target, and suggesting pitfalls if a rights-based approach is not used to implement UHC activities:
Evaluating Universal Health Coverage as a Sustainable Development Goal
New blogs will be posted daily this month until the UN Summit on 25 Sept. Please contact HHR if you wish to submit one.