Mar
06
2025
THE LAW AS COMPASS, LEVER OR STUMBLING BLOCK? HARNESSING THE POWER OF LAW TO REIFY AND REALISE THE RIGHT TO HEALTH
- Professor Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia
The lecture contended that recognising and harnessing the power of law, its institutions, enforcement mechanisms, and its ability to give life to values and policy was essential to advancing the right to health and ensuring accountability. It called for continued legal reform and commitment to embedding health rights in Nigeria’s legal framework to achieve equitable and improved health outcomes. Read more