82 ... ... ... ... .. R I G H T TO H E A LT H Right to Health CHAPTER 6 A] Re-constitution of the Core Advisory Group on Health 6.1 The Commission has consistently taken the view that the right to a life with human dignity, enshrined in the Constitution, must result in the strengthening of measures to ensure that the people of this country, and particularly those belonging to economically disadvantaged sections of society, have access to better and more comprehensive health facilities. 6.2 It was to strengthen its own understanding of the issues involved and to promote the view that the right to an adequate level of health-care was essential to a life with dignity, that the Commission in 1998 constituted a Core Advisory Group on Health, headed by its Chairperson and comprising Professor V. Ramalingaswamy, Dr. Shanti Ghosh, Dr. Prema Ramachandran, Professor Pravin Visaria, Professor N. Kochupillai, Professor K. Srinath Reddy (Convenor) and Professor L.M. Nath. The Group was specifically requested to prepare a plan of action for systemic improvements in the health delivery systems of the country and to advise and assist the Commission on issues relating to health as a human right. 6.3 Upon the passing away of Prof. V. Ramalingaswamy, the Commission reconstituted the Core Group on Health, with Dr. N.H. Antia, Director, the Foundation for Research in Community Health, Pune kindly agreeing to join the Group. In addition to the above Members of the Group, Ms. Rekha Sharma, Chief Dietician, AIIMS and Dr. H.K. Sudarshan, Chairman, Task Force on N AT I O N A L H U M A N R I G H T S C O M M I S S I O N