Contents: 1. Introduction: right to health in historical perspective. 2. Constitutional protection to health care rights. 3. Legal dimensions of right to health under various legislations. 4. Promotion and protection of right to health through health plans. 5. Right to health as a right to life: judicial approach in India. 6. Right to health as a right to life : the standards of right in Himachal Pradesh. Conclusions and suggestions.
