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While the U.S. rubella immunization program has controlled epidemic rubella, endemic rubella activity still occurs and affects primarily adolescents and young adults. Further declines in congenital rubella can be expected only if there is a concerted effort to vaccinate older, susceptible individuals, especially women of childbearing age, as well as all children 12 months of age or older.

We propose a methodology to evaluate fulfillment of the human right to health, using eight health indicators as proxies. Each health indicator was plotted against purchasing power parity US$ gross domestic product (GDP)/capita to control for wealth. Generalized linear regression was used to derive a "best fit" curve. An "expected" value for each variable was calculated based on the GDP/capita of each country. The observed (reported) value was then divided by the "expected" value to give a score for that variable. Scores for each variable were averaged to give an overall health-related human rights score for each country. We believe that this report card is an initial step in the development of an effective means of monitoring health and human rights and can become a useful tool to quantify the fulfillment of the right to health. We invite comment on the approach. Adapted from the source document.