Patient Rights and Health Care Practice

At the end of the course, the student should be able to: 1. identify all statutes relating to patient rights; 2. discuss patient rights and responsibilities in health care; and 3. analyse actions of relevant stakeholders on existing legal regime in relation to patient rights.

Protection of patient rights and challenges in the African context. Context of democratization and the globalisation of the patient rights regime. Comprehension and analysis of the actions of states, international organisations, non-governmental organisation, communities and individuals in relation to the existing legal regime in relation to patient rights.