In 1986, the Delhi Capital Government (“GNCTD”) decided to convert the vacant Players’ Building into a multi-specialty hospital on a ‘no profit, no loss’ basis and invited offers from private institutions. GNTCD issued a notice stating that the vacant building along with the land was to be made available free of cost provided that the …Read more

Julio César Bravo Villata, a minor, was a beneficiary of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute.  He suffered from cerebral paralysis due to a respiratory arrest that occurred at the time of birth (a “congenital defect”) and his parents were told that once the child turned five, his treatment would be suspended. The Board of Directors …Read more

This case was filed by the Human Rights Ombudsman of Guatemala acting on behalf of patients who suffer from vitiligo, psoriasis, fungoid mycosis, alopecia, lichen planus, uremic pruritus, and sclerodermas, against the Board of Directors of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute. He argued that the patients were informed that the company that was providing services …Read more

The appellant, a beneficiary of defendant public health institution Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha (“SESCAM”), received three fertility treatment cycles (two in a private institution and one in a public health institution) with negative results. The appellant then sought new fertility treatments from SESCAM, arguing that she was entitled to funding for three treatments of …Read more

This case concerned social security reimbursement for private health care in Spain. The plaintiff suffered from an eating disorder, a personality disorder, and alcoholism. She sought treatment through Spain’s public health service for years. She was eventually discharged and referred to a public hospital, where she spent a year. She then sought reimbursement for the …Read more

Veena Bhatia was an employee of the respondents. In her 35th week of pregnancy, she delivered her child prematurely. The doctor performed an emergency lower segment caesarian section (LSCS) because of fetal distress and antepartum hemorrhage. A normal delivery was not an option because the baby would have died and the mother would have hemorrhaged …Read more

Mini Numa is an indigenous rural community located in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, composed of a population of 270 and whose closest medical center is four kilometers/one hour away in Metlatónoc, Guerrero. The regulations for the construction of a medical center in Guerrero required that the community hold at least 2500 to 3000 inhabitants …Read more

The petitioner claimed that the defendant hospital’s practice of only admitting mothers with sick children was discriminatory. In particular, the petitioners pointed to the defendant hospital’s notice board which read:  “children up to 3 years of age are admitted along with their mothers”, and “Mother – not relatives”. However, the defendant hospital argued that this …Read more

In 1993, Colombia passed Law 100, a broad national healthcare reform act that attempted to improve delivery of health services in Colombia by utilizing public and private insurers (“Health Promoting Entities,” or EPSs) as substitutes to purchase health care for insured patients. To this end, the law established a two-tier system of benefits: (1) a …Read more

Plaintiff Roland Doige alleged that the health premium policies of the Ministry of Finance of British Columbia discriminated against him as a single person. A single beneficiary of the Medical Services Plan (“MSP”) paid a monthly premium rate of CAD 54.00, which was up to CAD 6.00 more per person than would be paid by …Read more