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Patient education session, Uganda.

A novel methodology for strengthening human rights based monitoring in public health: Family planning indicators as an illustrative example

Posted on December 8, 2017August 25, 2018
The last few years have seen a rise in the number of global and national initiatives that seek to incorporate human rights into public health practice. Nonetheless, a lack of clarity persists regarding the most appropriat... read more →
Patient education session, Uganda.

USC researchers develop method to monitor human rights in public health services

Posted on November 10, 2017August 21, 2018
New methodology strengthens public health monitoring using human rights (more…)... read more →
Experts convene at WHO family planning meeting

Experts convene at WHO family planning meeting

Posted on January 19, 2016August 21, 2018
The World Health Organization hosted the “Strengthening Family Planning’s Normative Standards for Human Rights Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability” meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, this December. (more…)... read more →

Gendered power dynamics and women’s negotiation of family planning in a high HIV prevalence setting

Posted on October 26, 2015August 17, 2018
In sub-Saharan Africa, high burdens of HIV and unmet need for contraception often coexist. Research emphasizes the need to engage men and couples in reproductive health, yet couples' negotiations around fertility and family p... read more →

WHO experts convene to discuss contraception care guidelines

Posted on October 2, 2015August 21, 2018
Professor Laura Ferguson joined World Health Organization experts this week for a meeting to discuss strengthening contraceptive programs through the development of a rights-based quality assessment tool. The objectives o... read more →
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New project uses human rights to strengthen family planning programs

Posted on September 4, 2015August 21, 2018
This month the Program on Global Health & Human Rights commenced a new project with the World Health Organization focused on the human rights aspects of monitoring, evaluation and accountability for family planning progra... read more →
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Revisiting the Use of Condoms in Brazil

Posted on September 1, 2015August 21, 2018
It is known that a single prevention strategy is not enough to control multiple HIV epidemics around the world and in Brazil. However, it is not only necessary to recognize the importance of condoms as part of the policy of H... read more →

Professor Gruskin Joins WHO Family Planning Advisory Board

Posted on May 23, 2015February 27, 2018
Professor Sofia Gruskin, director of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights, has been invited by the World Health Organization to join the Department of Reproductive Health and Research’s Advisory Group on Strength... read more →

WHO report analyzes how to ensure human rights within contraceptive programs

Posted on July 23, 2014August 21, 2018
This month the World Health Organization published a report entitled "Ensuring human rights within contraceptive programmes, a human rights analysis of existing quantitative indicators." Professor Sofia Gruskin served as the ... read more →

Ensuring human rights within contraceptive programmes: A human rights analysis of existing quantitative indicators

Posted on June 1, 2014August 21, 2018
Accountability is central to ensuring that health and human rights standards are respected, protected and fulfilled. Monitoring and evaluation help to ensure effective delivery of services and contribute to accountability by ... read more →

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