News Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

IIGH Addresses the Dobbs Decision

Posted on December 15, 2022December 17, 2022

Click here to read our statement reflecting on the implications of the recent actions of the U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion is health care and health care is a human right. The overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 w... read more →

Our Latest Newsletter

Posted on December 2, 2022December 20, 2022

Get caught up on all things IIGH! Check out our November 2022 Newsletter. Want to learn more about IIGH? Read our latest Annual Report below! ... read more →

Addressing Healthy Aging as a Human Rights Issue

Posted on October 27, 2022December 18, 2022

At our first Lunch & Learn of the year, IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen shared how his work on health and human rights led him to the aging field, research he’s conducted on sexual and gender diversit... read more →

Engaging with Law and Politics in a post-Roe World

Posted on October 19, 2022December 18, 2022

On Oct. 19, this virtual discussion convened practitioners, activists and scholars engaged in addressing the current legal and political landscape around abortion in the United States and beyond. Expert panelists provided in... read more →

Embedding Equity in Global Health Financing and Diplomacy

Posted on October 12, 2022December 18, 2022

On Oct. 12, IIGH brought together global health equity leaders from the U.S. government, the World Health Organization and Kenyan civil society to discuss and capitalize on the historic opportunity offered by the Biden-Harri... read more →

Abortion Services and Access in a post-Roe World

Posted on October 4, 2022December 18, 2022

On Oct. 4, IIGH hosted an engaging discussion with service providers and activists working in the field of reproductive health. This event brought together clinicians, civil servants, non-governmental organizations, and acti... read more →

Learning From Our Histories: Activism in a post-Roe World

Posted on September 7, 2022December 18, 2022

On Sept. 7, Loretta Ross joined IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin for a conversation to kick off the 2022-2023 IIGH Lecture Series. This event, in partnership with the USC Law & Global Health Collaboration, the USC Keck School... read more →

“Ending Inequalities, Ending AIDS, and Preventing New Pandemics in the Americas”

Posted on August 2, 2022December 5, 2022

On June 7, 2022, USC IIGH, in partnership with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, hosted this virtual side event to the ... read more →

Mural unveiling in partnership with Reckitt and the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA

Posted on August 2, 2022August 5, 2022

On April 22, 2022, this mural, created by local artist Sergio Robleto, was unveiled at a public event at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA. With food, music and inspiring speakers, this was our first commun... read more →

IIGH Director of Research Laura Ferguson profiled by USC News for Women’s Day 2022

Posted on March 8, 2022March 9, 2022

READ: On International Women’s Day, a USC researcher explains intersection of global health and women’s rights Laura Ferguson, PhD, SM, MA - Research Director, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health Director, ... read more →