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Framing COVID-19 as a health and human rights issue
In a recent publication in The Lancet, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health Director Sofi...
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Removing legal and structural barriers to ending AIDS by 2030: Lessons from the Global Commission on HIV and the Law
On June 21, 2021, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (USC IIGH) Director Sofia Gruskin ...
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2021 SDG Leadership Academy begins summer project focused on a #JustRecovery post-COVID
After a rigorous selection process, four students have joined the USC Institute on Inequalities in ...
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Save the date! A global conference tackling "Health and Human Rights in the Climate Crisis" curated by @USCGlobalHealth, @HumanRightsUNSW and the @georgeinstitute 21-29 Oct, 2021. Stay tuned for speakers and further announcements! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvTkKZ9_Anw
What can a #humanrights frame offer the gender & global health agenda? Why hasn't it worked so far? What's needed for this potential to be realised?
If you don’t know, you should probably read @MimiEvagora's blog on @SofiaGruskin #LancetGender seminar 👉http://www.ighgc.org/blog-posts/gender-in-global-health-can-human-rights-play-a-useful-role-sofia-gruskin
A more holistic approach to #globalhealth — one that fosters a meaningful integration of #equity and #humanrights approaches — can help us recover as a more just and vaccinated society, no matter who we are or where we live. @SofiaGruskin @khosla_rajat
https://bit.ly/2UNdWDB
What will it really take to achieve vaccine equity? An equity-oriented approach systemically combined w/ #humanrights is key to the present #COVID19 crisis, but also to addressing the inequalities in #globalhealth more broadly. @SofiaGruskin @khosla_rajat https://bit.ly/2UNdWDB