La atención oportuna a la salud de las personas con discapacidad en la jurisprudencia constitucional

Abstract

Abstract: The right to health is a fundamental right that directly impacts the development of communities. The lack of timely medical care can deteriorate a person's physical and mental health, and in more serious cases, even lead to death. People with disabilities, due to a condition that limits their social participation, receive preferential treatment and are part of priority care groups. Therefore, it is important to understand how the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador has addressed the timely healthcare of people with disabilities, and how it has developed the element of availability as an integral part of the interrelated components that constitute the right to health.