Publications by authors named "Geraldine Marks Sultan"

Personalization is at the center of medical practice. With the sequencing of the genome, the rise in technologies and big data processing capacities, it was then envisioned in an even more precise way, for more targeted treatments on patients' distinctive features. In the last few years, prospects for this personalization went in the direction of public health.

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The right to health of migrant populations, whether they are foreign nationals, foreign workers, tourists, asylum seekers or refugees, is enshrined in international human rights treaties. The effectiveness of the implementation of this fundamental right thus lies in national legal frameworks. In spite of its long humanitarian tradition, Switzerland has a strict migration policy, and while it has established a non-discriminatory legal framework for the protection and promotion of the right to health, its laws and regulations sometimes codify differences in treatment between foreign nationals and Swiss residents based on distinct situations.

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A robust health infrastructure in every country is the most effective long-term preparedness strategy for global health emergencies. This includes not only health systems and their human resources, but also countries' legal infrastructure for health: the laws and policies that empower, obligate and sometimes limit government and private action. The law is also an important tool in health promotion and protection.

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