Empowering Patients & Ensuring Rights
Join us in advocating for patient rights and access to quality healthcare for all individuals across the Country.
What Every Patient Needs To Know
1. Right to Access Quality Health Care
Explanation: Every patient has the right to timely, affordable, and quality health services.
Linked SDG Targets:
SDG 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services.
SDG 3.c: Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training, and retention of the health workforce.
2. Right to Safety and Protection from Harm
Explanation: Patients should receive care in a safe environment, free from avoidable harm or medical negligence.
Linked SDG Targets:
SDG 3.9: Substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination (broader health safety).
SDG 3.d: Strengthen the capacity for risk reduction and health risk management.
3. Right to Information and Informed Consent
Explanation: Patients must be informed about their conditions, treatment options, and have the right to consent or refuse care.
Linked SDG Targets:
SDG 16.10: Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms.
SDG 3.7: Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services (includes patient education and informed choice).
4. Right to Privacy and Confidentiality
Explanation: Patient information must be kept private and only shared with consent or when legally required.
Linked SDG Targets:
SDG 16.6: Develop effective, accountable, and transparent institutions (ensures proper health governance and ethical standards).
SDG 16.3: Promote the rule of law and ensure equal access to justice (protection of patient rights).
5. Right to Respect and Non-Discrimination
Explanation: Patients should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, or social status.
Linked SDG Targets:
SDG 10.2: Empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of status.
SDG 16.b: Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development.
6. Right to Complain and Seek Redress
Explanation: Patients should be able to report grievances and seek remedies without fear of retaliation.
Linked SDG Targets:
SDG 16.6: Effective, accountable, and transparent institutions.
SDG 16.3: Equal access to justice for all (mechanisms for complaints and redress in health care).
Why Choose Us
Discover our unique approach in advocating for patient rights and providing support, resources, and education to improve healthcare accessibility.
Our Impact
Together, we have improved patient rights and ensured better healthcare access for thousands nationwide.
Our Partners
Patients Rights & Protective Network has made a significant difference in my life. They empowered me to understand my healthcare rights and advocate for myself effectively.
— Musah Ali
Thanks to the support from Patients Rights & Protective Network, I was able to navigate my healthcare challenges more confidently. Their resources are invaluable!
— Shiela Mensah