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Human rights and legal dimensions of self care interventions for sexual and reproductive health

Posted on May 13, 2019May 17, 2019 by uscglobalhealth
Human rights and legal dimensions of self care interventions for sexual and reproductive health

by Laura Ferguson, Susana Fried, Thabo Matsaseng, Sundari Ravindran and Sofia Gruskin, published in BMJ.

Posted in PublicationsTagged 2019, BMJ, Laura Ferguson, self-care interventions

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The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health will host Pascale Allotey for a conversation around “Addressing gender, equity and marginalization in global health: moving from reductionism to complexity” on September 25, 2019.⁣ .⁣ Professor Allotey has a multidisciplinary background in clinical health sciences, anthropology, and epidemiology. Her research has focused on health equity, health and human rights, gender and social determinants of health, forced migration and marginalisation, sexual and reproductive health, infectious diseases, and non-communicable diseases. Prior to joining UNU, Prof. Allotey served as Professor of Public Health and Deputy Head of School (Research and Development) at the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University (Malaysia).⁣ .⁣ #humanrights #equality #womensrights #health #publichealth #globalhealth
Agnes Premkumar, Breman Global Health Fellow, shares about her experience in Costa Rica on our YouTube channel. Link in bio.⁣ .⁣ #puravida #costarica #health #publichealth
Tonight Sept 17, 2019! The @USCglobalhealth Student Advisory Council is hosting a film screening and discussion at Aresty Auditorium. It is open to students, faculty and staff. Join in the conversation around the intersection of immigration and health with panelists Dr. Parveen Parmar, Heidy Pineda, Dr. Todd Schneberk and Sofia Gruskin as moderator. RSVP link in bio.⁣ .⁣ #globalhealth #usc #healthundocumented ⁣ #trojans #fighton #health
Welcome and Welcome Back! “The faculty and staff of the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health wish you every success for the coming academic year. • Each year we strive to offer students a diverse array of global health education and research opportunities to help develop both knowledge and skills. Highlights from last year include a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights and the City of LA Mayor's Office; creation of the IIGH Student Advisory Council; and courses in Costa Rica on Planetary Health and in Geneva, Switzerland on Global Health Governance. • We are excited about the upcoming year and want to be sure you know about our events and speaker series, courses and research opportunities. We hope you will join us for the first of our events "Health Undocumented", a film screening and discussion around the intersection of immigration and health on September 17, 2019. Please check out our website, subscribe to our email listserv, email us with any questions, and follow us on social media! • We look forward to working with you, getting to know you and wish you a productive and gratifying year. All warmest wishes.” • Sofia Gruskin Director, @uscglobalhealth #globalhealth #publichealth #health #usc #trojan #school #education #welcome
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