This month Professor Sofia Gruskin was elected onto the Guttmacher Institute's Board of Directors. Awarded to outstanding individuals, this position was granted to Professor Gruskin through her commitment to advancing sexual ...
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Global Health & Human Rights Faculty Attend the IUSSP International Population Conference in Korea
XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference is being held this month in Busan, Korea. With the aim of supporting the scientific study of population structures and dynamics, the Conference includes the discussion of over 2...
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Realigning government action with public health evidence: the legal and policy environment affecting sex work and HIV in Asia
The HIV epidemic has shed light on how government regulation of sex work directly affects the health and well-being of sex workers, their families and communities. A review of the public health evidence highlights the need fo...
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Experts convene on using human rights to combat chronic disease
In fitness-friendly Southern California, it’s hard to imagine a life where women can’t ride bikes or hit the gym. But until recently, women in Saudi Arabia could do neither.
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Background Paper: Attention to Non Communicable Diseases By the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Key Messages:
None of the human rights treaties mention NCDs explicitly, but “other diseases” as noted in the ICESCR can be understood to include NCDs.
General Comments on the right to health and other rights dra...
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Background Paper: Attention to Human Rights in Global Policies and Strategies Relevant to Non-Communicable Diseases
Key Messages:
The global policy environment relevant to NCDs comprises a range of different types of documents, with different legal and political weight, and with inconsistent attention to human rights.
In these docu...
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Meeting Report: Roles and Responsibilities in Realizing Health and Human Rights in the Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases
Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute the leading cause of mortality. In 2008, sixty-three percent of all deaths – 36 million people – were caused by NCDs. Low- and middle-income countries, where the propo...
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‘I did not feel like a mother’: The success and remaining challenges to exclusive formula feeding among HIV-positive women in Brazil
Exclusive and safe formula feeding can eliminate the risk of vertical HIV transmission due to breastfeeding. Therefore many countries advise all HIV-positive women to avoid breastfeeding their infants. However, little researc...
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Director of global health finds hope about climate change
Dr. Samet spoke on challenges and opportunities in arts and health care and the need for stewardship of the planet at an Earth Day Forum on April 22 at Los Angeles City Hall. (more…)...
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Years later, psychological effects of Chernobyl linger
Nearly three decades have passed since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Now a new report authored by USC researchers has estimated that millions of people may still be suffering from mental and physical health problems related...
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