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At the time of this Universal Declaration of Human Rights being published, the UN had 54 member countries[0]. Not sure what organization in human history is better positioned to author such a declaration.

Further, nitpicking around the definition of "rights", or who is worthy of declaring them has zero relevance to the point I'm making - that health care is traditionally an element of human rights policies and/or has a deep connection to the subject of human rights.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Na...




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