Global Health Equity and Human Rights

Running Head: GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Background............................................................................................................................3
Health issues...........................................................................................................................4
Human right issues.................................................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................8

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GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Introduction
Indigenous Australians are the individual of Australia, who have been facing
discrimination and violence from a longer period of time. These discrimination and violence
exerts a mental pressure on them causing mental illness. They have arrived from Asia and
Indonesia and were descended from the surrounding islands of Australia. Due to this, they
lost their cultural and social background. Mental illness is common among the individual
belongs to indigenous population of the Australia, which is induced due to the increase in risk
factors such as, unhygienic life, proper treatment, illiteracy and discrimination (Adams, Drew
& Walker, 2014). Several policies were formulated to reduce the effect of risk factor as well
to create awareness about the illness and providing initial treatment to individual suffering
from mental illness. To maximise the effect of policies rights were declared by the
government.
Background
Indigenous Australians are known as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander are the
folks of Australia. They were descended from the groups of Australia and surrounding islands
before the colonisation of British. Their history began around 65,000 years ago. They have
arrived from Asia and Indonesia. They arrival in Australia is not clear and still is the matter
of debate among researcher. They have occupied and used the entire continent and have
adapted to ecological and climatic condition of the continent. Estimation of aboriginal
population in Australia is around 300,000 to 1,000,000 (Parker & Milroy, 2014). They are
believed to hunter gatherers, who did not domesticate animals or grew crops, instead totally
dependent on the natural environment. S there is no one to one connection among the whole
population of aboriginals end hence, have cultural and social differences among the
demographic population. They are nit developed Mental health is more common in people of
Australia. Indigenous Australian are more likely to suffer from dementia and depression.