Professor Laura Ferguson conducts research for UN technical guidance

Professor Laura Ferguson is working in support of the World Health Organization and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to draft technical guidance to eliminate mortality and morbidity of children under 5 using a human-rights based approach to implement policies and programs that has been requested by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Professor Ferguson is conducting the necessary research to inform the technical guidance, which is to be presented to the Human Rights Council in September 2014 at its 27th session.