The Right to Health of Marginalized Citizens as a Human Right and the Challenges it Faces

The current development of suburban areas that do not have proper urban standards and services in terms of urban planning and on the other hand, due to special environmental conditions and lack of proper health facilities in these areas, the right to health of residents is facing serious challenges. Therefore, the present study explains the position of the right to health of marginalized citizens as a human right and examines the health and medical challenges and the commitment of governments to implement it.

This research is of theoretical type. The research method is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection is library by referring to documents.

 In all stages of writing the present study, while respecting the originality of the texts, honesty and trustworthiness have been observed.

Findings indicate that marginalization is considered a way of life that is outside the city limits and without basic facilities for living; This poses challenges to the right to health of marginalized citizens and causes the spread of various infectious, non-communicable and environmental diseases. Considering that health is one of the components of human well-being, Thus, the rules of bioethics are threatened by the health challenges of marginalized citizens.

The right to health is a fundamental human right and, in accordance with the rules of biomedical and bio-social ethics, marginalized citizens deserve it as well as other citizens of society. Given the results, this faces challenges so must be addressed by governments in accordance with the requirements of domestic law and international instruments.