Child and Adolescent Health and Human rights Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Sound and Fury—Engaging with the Politics and the Law of Sexual Rights

Applying Human Rights to Sexuality and Sexual Health

Posted on January 26, 2016August 21, 2018

The November issue of Reproductive Health Matters featured “Sexual Rights as Human Rights: A Guide to Authoritative Sources and Principles for Applying Human Rights to Sexuality and Sexual Health,” written by Professor So... read more →

Incorporating Human Rights Principles in Health Programming

Posted on March 1, 2015August 21, 2018

Despite impressive work to integrate human rights norms at the international and national policy levels, very little rigorous and documented research exists focusing on the field-level application of a Human Rights-Based Appr... read more →

Applying Human Rights-Based Approaches to Public Health: Lessons Learned from Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programs

Posted on January 1, 2015August 21, 2018

The application of human rights norms at the national policy level is largely codified, but rigorous research on the field-level application of a human rights based approach (HRBA) to health programs is still in its infancy.... read more →

PMNCH Knowledge Summary #34 Operationalizing human rights in efforts to improve health

Posted on January 1, 2015August 21, 2018

"Preventable maternal, child and adolescent mortality and morbidity remain high in many countries, and reflect deep inequities within and across population groups.1,2Systematic integration of international human rights standa... read more →

Responding to adolescents living with HIV in Zambia: A social–ecological approach

Posted on October 1, 2014August 21, 2018

The number of adolescents living with HIV in Zambia is increasing, yet little is known about their experiences in a social context. Such knowledge could enable HIV programs to better respond to their needs. This qualitative s... read more →

General comment No. 15 (2013) on the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (art. 24)

Posted on April 17, 2013August 21, 2018

"The present general comment is based on the importance of approaching children’s health from a child-rights perspective that all children have the right to opportunities to survive, grow and develop, within the context of ... read more →

“Participation and human rights: impact on women’s and children’s health. What does the literature tell us?,” in Women’s and Children’s Health: Evidence of Impact of Human Rights

Posted on January 1, 2013August 21, 2018

"Public health, medicine and human rights share a common goal: to improve the health, life and well-being of individuals, communities and populations. Moreover, they are deeply complementary. The right to the highest attainab... read more →

Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Did Not Differ between Thai Children with Biological and Those with Nonbiological Parents

Posted on September 1, 2007August 21, 2018

To the Editor—In Thailand, an estimated 20,000 children are living with HIV infection, at least one-half of whom have lost one or both parents. Caring for an HIV-infected child is complex, especially when there is a need to... read more →

Emerging health disparities in Botswana: Examining the situation of orphans during the AIDS epidemic

Posted on June 1, 2007August 21, 2018

Botswana has the second highest HIV prevalence rate and highest rate of orphanhood in the world. Although child mortality rates have doubled in 15 years, the extent to which health disparities are connected to orphan status r... read more →

Orphan Care in Botswana’s Working Households: Growing Responsibilities in the Absence of Adequate Support

Posted on August 1, 2006August 21, 2018

Objectives: Botswana has one of the world’s highest HIV-prevalence rates and the world’s highest percentages of orphaned children among its population. We assessed the ability of income-earning households in Botswana to ... read more →