[Durgical](https://durgical.com/en/) › [DurgiPedia](https://durgical.com/en/durgipedia/) › [Medical ethics](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/) › The health system and the right to health # The health system and the right to health Law 100 of 1993, Statutory Law 1751 of 2015, tutela in health and patients' rights and duties. 12 pages ## Topic - [**Allocating scarce resources and triage** When there is not enough for everyone, resources are shared by fair, public criteria: need…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/allocating-scarce-resources-and-triage/) - [**Fair opportunity and discrimination in health care** Treating patients differently is fair only when the difference is clinical; origin, sex…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/fair-opportunity-and-discrimination-in-health-care/) - [**Global health and justice** Large health gaps between countries raise the question of what rich countries and researchers…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/global-health-and-justice/) - [**Health care for migrants in Colombia** A migrant, even without papers, has a right to emergency care without payment or documents; for…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/health-care-for-migrants-in-colombia/) - [**Intercultural care and indigenous peoples** Intercultural care respects each people's language, worldview and own medicine, and consent…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/intercultural-care-and-indigenous-peoples/) - [**Priority setting and rationing** No system pays for everything; setting priorities with explicit criteria and a fair process is…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/priority-setting-and-rationing/) - [**The right to health care: a decent minimum** A right to health is not a right to everything: it is barrier-free access to a broad set of…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/the-right-to-health-care-a-decent-minimum/) - [**Tutela in health** Tutela is a fast court action to protect a fundamental right; in health it is used to obtain…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/tutela-in-health/) ## Law - [**Ley 100 de 1993: the general social security health system** Law 100 of 1993 created Colombia's health system with insurers (EPS), providers (IPS) and two…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/ley-100-de-1993-the-general-social-security-health-system/) - [**Ley Estatutaria 1751 de 2015: health as a fundamental right** Statutory Law 1751 of 2015 recognises health as a fundamental, autonomous right and sets its…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/ley-estatutaria-1751-de-2015-health-as-a-fundamental-right/) - [**Patients' rights and duties in Colombia** Law 1751 of 2015 (art](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/patients-rights-and-duties-in-colombia/) ## Theory - [**Theories of justice in health** Theories of justice give different answers to one question: what is owed to each person in…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/theories-of-justice-in-health/) ## A to Z - [A](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/a/) - [B](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/b/) - [C](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/c/) - [D](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/d/) - [E](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/e/) - [F](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/f/) - [G](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/g/) - [H](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/h/) - [I](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/i/) - [J](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/j/) - [K](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/k/) - [L](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/l/) - [M](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/m/) - [N](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/n/) - [O](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/o/) - [P](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/p/) - [Q](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/q/) - [R](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/r/) - [S](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/s/) - [T](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/t/) - [U](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/u/) - [V](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/v/) - [W](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/w/) [← Medical ethics and health law](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/) Educational content on ethics and health law; not legal advice. Laws and case law change: each page links the official text and says when it was last checked. For a real case, read the text in force and ask a lawyer or the medical ethics tribunal. Representative model, for educational purposes only. --- Source: https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/areas/health-system/ License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Cite as: DurgiPedia (durgical.com), https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/areas/health-system/