Archive: 2010

Reducing the health gap: A global plan for justice

A child born in sub-Saharan Africa is twenty-five times more likely to die in the first five years of life than one born in the United States. If she lives to child-bearing age, she is a two hundred times more likely to die in labor. Overall, she will…

What is a Human Rights-Based Approach to Health (HRBA)?

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a summary document that defines and explains the Human Rights-Based Approach to Health (HRBA). It can be downloaded here.

Massachusetts health care reform

Beth Waldman Abstract The United States spends more per capita on health care than nearly every other country; yet despite this level of spending,quality outcomes in the United States are lower than in many developed countries. This poor quality is due…