From net neutrality to health neutrality: It’s time we got serious about universal health coverage

Citizen and media censure of Free Basics, Facebook’s subsidised internet platform, has been one of the more heartening developments in the country over the past few weeks. There seems to be a fairly universal view that net neutrality, which forms the basis for opposing Free Basics in its present form, is relevant for internet users across the globe and is a significant ethical concept to be safeguarded at all costs.

Consequently, many of us view non-discriminatory online access as a digital right. On this note, I would like to be a constructive opportunist and remind ourselves about another important ethical concept and its associated fundamental right: universal health coverage and the right to health.

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