Health
Every country in the world is now party to at least one human rights treaty that addresses health-related rights. Yet, harmful laws, policies and practices routinely interfere with access to health care and increase vulnerability to ill health, particularly for poor, marginalized or criminalized populations. Our work examines the right to health and a healthy environment, the right to be free from discrimination and arbitrary detention, and the right to information, free speech, expression and assembly as critical means of achieving health. We work on infectious diseases, pollution and environmental health, sexual and reproductive health, and non-communicable disease, including access to palliative care for patients suffering with terminal illness.
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Kenya: Pandemic Health Workers Lack Protection
Ensure Safety During Covid-19; Address Plight of Frontline Workers
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Germany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health
Pregnancy Risks Left Out of Climate Change Planning
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Kenya: Pandemic Health Workers Lack Protection
Ensure Safety During Covid-19; Address Plight of Frontline Workers
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German Postcode Lottery Grants
Equitable Health Care, Covid-19 Vaccine for Conflict Zones; Digital Communications
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As Australia Reopens, Vaccine Equity Should Be a Priority
Disparities in Vaccination Rates Leaves Communities at Risk
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India's Supreme Court Orders to Vaccinate Patients in Mental Health Facilities
The SC Order is Welcome, But More Needs to Be Done for People with Disabilities
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Quad Leaders Should Back Covid-19 Intellectual Property Waiver
Summit Meeting Key Opportunity to Address Vaccine Inequities
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Sharing Knowledge, Technology Critical to Curb Covid-19
Commodifying Life-Saving Medical Products Undermines Global Health Response
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Biden Administration Targets Out-of-Control US Drug Prices
Proposed Plan Could Improve Medicine Access for Millions
