For those of you who, unlike our lucky @USCedu students, aren’t at the #WorldHealthAssembly kick-off right now, you might be wondering: Why should I care? In an ideal world, our research director Laura Ferguson wrote last year, “global health priorities would be set by technical experts based only on the best available evidence. But global health does not occur in a vacuum. The politics that play out in global health are undeniable…." The political trade-offs she describes play out at the WHA and can have enormous impact on our lives. Read her response to a #breastfeeding controversy that arose from last year’s meeting — see link in bio. #WHA72 #USCatWHA
💉💊 Sexual and #reproductivehealth "#selfcare interventions," including self-injection #contraceptives, self-screening for #STIs and #pregnancy, etc., "can contribute to improving #rights and #health." Read the analysis published today in BMJ (link in bio), and tune in to tomorrow's webinar (link in bio) to hear experts discuss guidelines @WHO is developing on this subject.
#SRHR #humanrights #sexualhealth #WHO #SelfCare4SRHR #HRP
