Perspectives

Published November 5, 2013  Dear Editor, We are writing to support the claim made by Mpinga et al. in their article Traditional/alternative medicines and the right to health: Key elements for a Convention on Global Health. In their discussion…

Agnes Binagwaho Published August 29, 2013  Background In every society, vulnerable persons can be disproportionately marginalized, unable to reap the benefits of services that are theoretically provided to the general public. Just as…

Benjamin Mason Meier, Paul Henry Brodish, and Meri Koivusalo From June 10-14, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Finland’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will host the Eighth Global Conference on Health Promotion in Helsinki, Finland.1 The…

Pamela J. Surkan, Luke C. Mullany, Namrita S. Singh, Chris Beyrer Abstract We propose that human rights indicators related to women’s health be developed. First, we present two published examples from Burma and Afghanistan that illustrate how specific…

Benjamin Mason Meier and Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum Abstract The United Nations recently launched a US $40 billion Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health to accelerate progress on the Millennium Development Goals related to improving the health…

Walter Flores, Ana Lorena Ruano, y Denise Phé Funchal Resumen La participación social se ha entendido de muchas formas y existen tipologías en la literatura que la clasifican por los niveles de control por parte de la población en la toma de decisiones.…