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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 →

World Bank maternal, child nutrition and health results project underway in The Gambia

Posted on September 23, 2014January 5, 2016

Professor Laura Ferguson is working with the World Bank Group to conduct an impact evaluation with an embedded process evaluation for Maternal and Child Nutritional and Health Results Project. Implemented by the government of... read more →

New WHO tool examines reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and human rights

Posted on July 23, 2014August 21, 2018

This month the WHO published the first module of "Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and human rights: a toolbox for examining laws, regulations and policies." The result of a decade-long collaboration, the firs... read more →

Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and human rights: A toolbox for examining laws, regulations and policies

Posted on March 22, 2014August 21, 2018

Laws, policies and regulations have a profound impact on an individual’s ability to have access to the continuum of care in relation to RMNCH. Laws, policies and regulations can both facilitate or obstruct an individual’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 →

Using human rights to improve maternal and neonatal health: history, connections and a proposed practical approach

Posted on August 1, 2008August 21, 2018

We describe the historical development of how maternal and neonatal mortality in the developing world came to be seen as a public-health concern, a human rights concern, and ultimately as both, leading to the development of a... 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 →