This regional paper provides a theoretical base and a synthesis of evidence delineated in the AWR-2023 papers. It begins with a review of the meaning of the right to health, the historical events that contributed to its rise and transformation, and the connections between the right to health and other rights and entitlements. The second section in the paper presents a sketch of the political economy of the Arab region and the ways in which policies facilitate or impede achieving the right to health. The third and main section in the paper synthesizes the information and evidence presented in national and thematic papers, and the case study, under six cross-cutting themes: state recognition of the right to health versus realities on the ground; health system governance and neoliberalism; the right to health in a COVID-19 era; the impact of war, occupation, and displacement; and climate change. The themes were developed through a careful reading of early drafts of the papers and discussions during two meetings that brought together authors and ANND advisory board members. A seventh theme in this section summarizes a few critical issues that bear on the right to health in the region but that were not sufficiently highlighted in national papers. The report concludes with policy recommendations.

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Arab NGO Network for Development

The right to health//Health in Covid 19// Health system governance//Bear on the right to health//