Blogs

In a recent blog post, our colleagues at The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University report on a “new frontier” for the access to medicines movement, which follows the expanding prevalence of NCDs in…

By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke Violence against women is a fundamental violation of human rights, and according to a recent WHO report, a “global health problem of epidemic proportions.” The landmark report, conducted in partnership with the…

By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on access to medicines (A/HRC/23/L.10/Rev.1) on June 14. The resolution was adopted by 31 in favor, none against, and 16 abstentions, and follows…

Sharing event information from The Center for Reproductive Rights:  After four successful rounds, the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, together with the  Center for Reproductive Rights and the Network of East-West Women, and in cooperation with…

Public Health and Social Justice Martin Donohoe Jossey-Bass (October 2012) ISBN: 111808814X 656 pages $60.00 Reviewed by Daniel R. George,  Ph.D, M.Sc, and Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, Ph.D Comedian Stephen Colbert, who plays a faux archconservative on the…

By guest contributors Johanna Hanefeld and Anuj Kapilashrami The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Malaria and TB is a leading funder in global health. In just over a decade since its inception in 2002, the organization has committed over USD 20 billion in…