ISSUES REGARDING THE RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The article analyses some health situations, which have not yet been resolved by the Romanian state, from the perspective of applicable legislation and documentation developed at the level of public authorities with competences in the field: the issue of palliative care and citizens 'access to them, citizens' access to medical services screening and monitoring of oncological diseases and the need for human plasma fractionation in our country. In the latter case, people with certain ailments find themselves in a situation where their right to health care is restricted due to the risk of not finding the right treatment. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is an obstacle to either continuing public health policies or trying to take the first concrete steps in this direction. However, the pandemic does not suspend the conditions that depend on palliative care, nor the identification of oncological conditions or their monitoring. Also, the possible lack of immunoglobulins in Romania draws the line between the right to health care and the right to life. The information found in this research aims to make citizens aware of the importance of taking great steps in these directions and the ways in which their rights are respected, under the conditions provided by the Romanian medical system.