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our health in our hands advocacy introduction < holistic approach research privacy confirmation of aboriginality consumer complaints introduction As an Aboriginal organisation, Pangula Mannamurna is an advocate for Indigenous people in the South East. As Indigenous peoples, it is important for us to uphold our rights to overcome disadvantage. Accordingly, Pangula Mannamurna endorses the Draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and promotes General Comment 14 in relation to the International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights. To view these documents, click on the links below: Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights General Comment 14 Appendix 4 of the Social Justice Commissioner's 2005 Report presents an overview of the right to the highest attainable standard of health. To view this overview, click on the link below: An overview of the right to the highest attainable standard of health The right to health has four essential elements that apply to the delivery of health care facilities and programs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: (i) Availability; (ii) Accessibility; (iii) Acceptability; and (iv) Quality. The South Australian Department of Health has published a charter that describes the rights and responsibilities of patients using public health services in South Australia, which includes information for lodging complaints. To view the publication, click on the link below: SA Department of Health, Your Rights and Responsibilities: A Charter for South Australian Public Health System Consumers, SADH & DHAC. (1.05 MB) Pangula Mannamurna subscribes to these obligations to the extent that they are applicable to a community-controlled health service. Back to Top Page last updated on 30 December 2006. http://www.pangula.org.au/advocacy.html