Hello, my name is Miss Ikomi and I'm a teacher from London.

I'm gonna be taking you through today's lesson.

Let's get started.

Today's lesson is called: How do we protect the right to health? It is part of the wider unit: What rights should all children have? By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to explain how we protect the right to health and why this is important.

The key words we're going to hear about today are: right, this is something we are entitled to by law; health, a state of overall wellbeing that includes physical, mental, and social aspects.

This isn't just the absence of disease or injury; and healthcare, these are the services provided for you to maintain and improve your health.

Keep an eye out for these as we move through today's lesson.

We're gonna start by thinking about what is our right to health? A child's right to health is protected by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child or the UNCRC.

This is an international agreement that was written to protect the rights of children worldwide.

196 countries have signed the treaty and that includes the right to health.

This means that those 196 countries have agreed that they will put some of these rights into their own laws.

That's almost all the countries in the world.

Every child's right on the UNCRC is called an article.

Article 24 is the one that say: You have a right to healthcare.

We can see some pictures that demonstrate what that healthcare might look like.

Maybe it's access to medicine if we're not well or access to doctors and nurses or healthcare professionals.

We have the right to healthcare when you are sick, healthy food, clean water, a clean environment, information to help you stay healthy.

The UNCRC says that high-income countries have a responsibility to help lower-income countries to do this, to make sure that children have access to this right on a global scale.

We know that rights come with responsibilities, things that we should and have to do.

Let's check what we've done so far.

What does the right to health not include? Is it A, clean water; B, clean environment; C, healthy food; or D, healthy habits? Pause your video and choose the answer now.

The correct answer was D, healthy habits.

Andeep is saying, "Does this mean the United Kingdom have a responsibility to protect the right to health for people in countries like Bangladesh?" Jun is saying, "Yes.

If you're a high-income country, you should help low-income countries by supporting their right to health.

We know this is because rights often come with responsibilities." "So, how does the UK help less wealthy countries protect and access this, right?" "The Government spend a lot of money on international aid.

This means money is given to help low-income countries to access their right to health.

This makes things more equal across the world." "Do you know how much international aid the UK give to other countries to protect this right?" "The Government reported an official statistics that, in 2023, Britain spent 15.

34 billion pounds, including domestic spending on refugee programmes." "So how much of our own budget is spent on protecting and supporting our right to health?" "In 2022, the Government Office for Budget Responsibility reported that we spent 11.

3% of our budget on health.

This is just above the average for a comparable country, so a country that's quite similar to us, such as Belgium, which spent 10.

9% of their budget or Spain, which spent 10.

4% of their budget." Let's check what we've done so far.

In 2022, roughly how much did the UK Government spend on health? Pause your video and choose your answer.

The correct answer was 11%.

Well done if you got that correct.

Governments are responsible for reducing child mortality, which is where children die, combating disease and making sure children have the support needed for healthy growth and development.

Governments also have the task of protecting and supporting the right to health and to proper medical care.

Andeep is telling us, "Governments seem to have a lot of responsibility in protecting people's health and also making sure they have access to information about their health." Jun is saying, "Of course, to have a healthy society, this is going to improve our economy, communities, and it's gonna help people to live longer.

That means that the Government wants to protect our right to health so that we can live good lives." Although we have the right to health, it doesn't mean that everybody will always be perfectly healthy or get free healthcare for every single illness.

Instead, it means that governments have to work towards making sure that people can access healthcare fairly and without discrimination.

That means that people won't be treated differently within healthcare systems based on their background or characteristics.

Global health patterns show things like education, income, and the environment also affect health.

So if we improve some of these factors, it will have a lasting impact on people's health down the line.

True or false? The right to health means that everyone has the right to free healthcare for every illness.

Pause your video and choose the answer now.

The correct answer is false.

This is because not everyone worldwide is given the right to free healthcare for every illness, but people in low-income countries should have access to healthcare if they do need it.

An organisation called the World Health Organisation was set up by the United Nations in 1948 to focus on supporting this right to global public health.

The WHO coordinates global efforts to combat diseases.

It wants to improve healthcare and it also responds to health emergencies.

It helps to provide us guidelines, research and support to promote global health.

The WHO successfully helped to eradicate smallpox and it also helped tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and have lots of people working towards vaccines.

Fill in the missing word.

WHO stands for the World Health.

Pause your video and have a go at this now.

The correct answer was Organisation.

Well done if you got that right.

The budget that the WHO has to support our right to health for 2024 to 2025 is $6.

83 billion.

This is a lot of money.

Let's put this into practise.

You've been asked to write content for a leaflet explaining the right to health as outlined in the UNCRC.

This is for children who are learning about their rights.

I would like you to organise your explanation into the following three sections and fill out the table.

Pause your video and have a go at this now.

I asked you to write some content for a leaflet explaining the right to health to young people.

You might have included some of the following: People have the right to healthcare.

We're entitled to healthcare access to keep us healthy and ensure we're living in a clean environment.

We also have the right to food, clean water, and healthy food.

We also have the right to information.

We should all be given information that tells us how we can stay healthy.

We are given this in schools and by healthcare professionals.

Lastly, we have the responsibility to help others.

High-income countries have a responsibility to protect the health of people in lower-income countries.

This is also outlined in guidance within the UNCRC.

Well done if you included some of that in your answer.

Next, we're going to think about why is the right to health important.

The right to health is one of our essential rights.

It's just as important as all of the other rights that children have according to the UNCRC.

The right to health goes beyond us accessing doctors and hospitals.

It addresses the larger concerns that influence our wellbeing, so that might not necessarily just be not getting unwell.

Aisha is asking, "If everyone's right to health was protected, what would the world be like?" Jacob says, "The world would be a better place if every child and person was given access to proper medical care.

This means their right to health is protected.

The health of the world would improve and there would therefore be less disease, less child mortality, and healthier children that would go on to lead fulfilling lives." I'd like you to fill in the missing word in the sentence below.

Pause your video and do this now.

Let's see what the answer is.

If everyone received their right to health, the world would be a better place and there would be less disease and therefore, child mortality would decrease.

Well done if you got that right.

There are lots of reason why the right to health is important both for individuals but also communities across the world.

For example, this would provide universal healthcare.

This reduces inequality and improves public health.

This would consequently boost economic development, meaning that country's economies would benefit from this; and that would also strengthen human dignity, meaning that people have the right to live in a respected and dignified way.

Lucas says, "If we provide everyone with healthcare, they can all receive the medical care they need.

This helps to prevent and treat illnesses.

It also promotes healthy living and wellbeing." Aisha is telling us that this reduces inequality because it guarantees care for all, regardless of their income or their status.

It will also protect vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly and encourages fairness across health systems. Aisha's asking if Lucas could give us an example of why this is so important.

Lucas is telling us that medications for illnesses such as asthma are just as important to a child as they are to elderly person because all humans have the right to healthcare.

Therefore, they should expect this to support a good standard of living.

Some more reasons why the right to health is so important is that it can help boost the economy.

Healthy people can work and therefore contribute more, maybe within their taxes.

It also reduces costs from untreated illnesses and supports long-term national economic growth.

If people are unwell, then they might have to be treated for longer.

The right healthcare also improves public health by controlling outbreaks of diseases and pandemics.

It supports vaccinations and, therefore, we have healthier communities overall.

This shows why it's so important.

Jacob's asking, "Are there any other reasons why the right to health is important?" Sam is gonna tell us about human dignity.

This is strengthening by our right to health because everybody has the right to healthy life.

The right to health prevents us from suffering from treatable conditions and ensures healthcare is seen as a basic human right.

Let's see what we've done so far.

What does the right to health reduce? Pause your video and choose the answer.

The correct answer is inequality.

Well done if you got that right.

Let's put this into practise.

I'd like you to draw a mind map that explains why the right to health is important and gives us two facts about each of the reasons below.

The reasons I'd like you to include on your mind map are: the fact that the right to health provides healthcare for everyone.

It reduces inequality.

It improves public health.

It boosts economic development.

And it strengthens human dignity.

Pause your video and have a go at this now.

I asked you to make a mind map about why the right to health is important.

You might have included some of the following.

You might have spoken about how it strengthens human dignity by respecting everyone's right to live a healthy lifestyle, and therefore, preventing suffering.

You might have spoken about how it boosts economic development because healthy people can work more and reduce costs from untreated illnesses.

You might have spoken about the fact that it provides healthcare for everyone, and therefore, promotes wellbeing and prevents illness.

You might have spoken about how it reduces inequality by protecting vulnerable groups and encouraging fairness within the system.

Lastly, we can talk about how it improves public health by controlling disease outbreaks and supporting vaccinations.

Last, we're going to think about what healthcare provision we have in the UK and how this supports our right to health.

Healthcare provision changed dramatically in the UK in 1948.

World War Two had ended in 1945.

And after this war, we had lots of different changes.

Therefore, the lives of people on a day to day were very different.

One of the most important developments that we still have an incredible legacy of in the UK was a new national health service for NHS.

This meant that for the first time, anybody who was ill could be treated for free.

And therefore, the health of our nation changed forever.

What does the NHS stand for? Pause your video and choose the correct answer.

The correct answer is C, National Health Service.

In the UK, it's free to go and see a doctor or to hospital.

Taxes that working people pay and that we also pay on some of the goods and services we buy help to pay for the NHS.

Some of their money goes towards the Government who then divide it up and give a share of it to the NHS alongside other services.

This is where the money comes to provide us all with free healthcare.

This is supporting the right to health in the UK.

Laura is asking, "How does the NHS support the right to health in a practical sense?" Jun is gonna give an example of when they have used the NHS.

"I was born in NHS hospital 12 years ago.

When I was 16 weeks old, I had diptheria vaccination.

When I was eight, I fell out of a tree and was treated at the hospital.

When I was 10, I needed a brace to straighten my teeth, so the NHS dentist helped me.

These are just a few examples of how much we rely on the NHS for our health." Maybe you can think of as some examples where you have used the NHS.

The NHS supports our right to health because it provides free healthcare services.

It offers medical care that might look like doctor's visits, hospital treatments, emergency services, and we don't have to pay any money at the point of use.

We do pay through our taxes, but not directly at the point of use.

It also promotes public health.

That means that we have vaccination programmes that are rolled out on a large scale.

We also have education campaigns about healthy living and screenings to prevent illnesses and improve the overall health of the nation.

It helps us to support mental health and wellbeing, so that might look like counselling or therapy and support services for mental health conditions alongside physical health conditions as they're both very important for our wellbeing.

Let's check what we've done so far.

True or false? The NHS supports people's mental as well as physical health.

Pause your video and choose your answer.

Can you have a think about why you chose that answer? The correct answer is true.

This is because the NHS is there to support our whole wellbeing, physical and mental.

They offer counselling, therapy, and lots of support services, so we have this wellbeing looked after in a more wide sense.

Unfortunately, people don't always get equal access or treatment within the NHS.

Some people think that that's because the Government doesn't allocate enough money for the NHS to get the resources that they need.

There's also an argument that there might not be enough trained medical professionals to treat the number of patients that we currently have.

Additionally, some politicians say that particular parts of the country have less resources.

So therefore, everybody's right at health is not always equal, even within the UK.

Sometimes it might look quite different if you live in the middle of a city versus in a more rural area.

Andeep is asking, "What about in other high-income countries like the USA?" Sofia's telling us that we are very lucky to have free healthcare in the UK.

It's not the same in other countries, and sometimes healthcare can be very expensive.

For example, in America, the USA, you need to pay for healthcare.

Lots of families will have health insurance policies that they pay towards.

Children from less wealthy families are provided with some healthcare by the Government, but this is limited.

Sometimes, your access to healthcare therefore depends on how rich you are or how good your health insurance is.

So that doesn't seem very fair.

Andeep agrees that it doesn't seem fair.

This is why we need to be advocates, speak up to protect other people's rights.

We can campaign for their rights to health across the world, and therefore, improve global health.

If we hadn't worked together globally through the COVID-19 pandemic, then we might not have had an outcome where we were able to come out of global lockdowns.

We had to support other countries in paying for vaccinations.

Otherwise, the virus would've impacted the health of even more people.

Collaboration, working together and equality are therefore really important in protecting our right to health.

Let's check what we've done so far.

What is vital in protecting global health? Pause your video and choose the answer now.

The correct answer is vaccinations.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's put this into practise.

I'd like you to fill in the gaps using the words in the box below.

When we come back together, we'll read through the whole sentence with the correct words filled in.

Pause your video and do this now.

Let's check the answers.

After World War Two, Britain changed dramatically and so did the lives of its people.

One of the most significant developments was a new National Health Service, the NHS, which began in 1948.

It meant that for the first time, anyone who was ill could be treated for free and the health of the nation changed significantly.

The NHS helps both the physical and mental health of the UK and provides information about how to stay healthy.

It enables the Government to protect UK citizens' right to health.

Well done if you got that right.

Today, we've been thinking about how do we protect the right to health.

We learned that the right to health is protected by Article 24 of the UNCRC.

It covers the right to healthcare, the right to information about how to stay healthy, and the need for high-income countries to help low-income countries access their right to health.

Subsequently, the UK Government provides international aid to low-income countries every year.

The right to health is important because it provides healthcare for everyone, reduces inequality and improves public health.

This therefore boosts economic development and strengthens human dignity.

The NHS was founded in 1948 and dramatically changed public health in the UK.

The NHS provides free healthcare, information regarding health, and supports people's mental and physical wellbeing.

It enables the Government to protect UK citizens' right to health.

That's the end of today's lesson.

Thank you for joining me.