Health & Law

Law shapes our health in innumerable ways. It influences health systems and policies, and thus who gets healthcare, for what, when and how – and who gets a say when health polices are designed and implemented. Laws are central to whether patients can demand and in fact get the services that they are entitled to. The law also influences which drugs are developed, and by whom, for whom and at what price. At a more fundamental level, the law is integral to the social systems that shape the living conditions that are so crucial for our health: access to clean water and sanitation; to food, housing and education. The Health & Law Unit is coordinated by Camila Gianella.