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From Laws and Standards to Implementation of Interventions in Global Health: Human Rights in Praxis

Posted on September 14, 2018March 21, 2019

The USC Law & Global Health Collaboration, as part of the 2018-2019 Global(HEALTH+LAW) Series, explored sexual and reproductive health and rights: a discussion of human rights policy and action led by Rajat Khosla, Seni... read more →

“In transition: ensuring the sexual and reproductive health and rights of transgender populations.” A roundtable discussion

Posted on August 2, 2018April 4, 2019

This roundtable discussion is the result of a research symposium entitled In Transition: Gender [Identity], Law & Global Health where participants took up the challenge to engage with the question: What will it take to ... read more →

2018 International AIDS Conference Roundup

Posted on July 27, 2018October 27, 2018

The 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam focused on breaking barriers and building bridges in the HIV response, and highlighted the importance of rights-based approaches to more effectively reach key populations. ... read more →

US Opposition to Breastfeeding Resolution: Don’t be surprised, do be concerned

Posted on July 19, 2018February 14, 2023

Following a story in The New York Times, there has been widespread news coverage of actions by American officials to undermine a resolution on breastfeeding at the recent World Health Assembly, held at the United Na... read more →

Sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: translating the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission’s global report to local action

Posted on July 3, 2018May 2, 2019

The Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights brought renewed vision and revived thinking around sexual and reproductive health and rights in a time of backsliding progress. In this R... read more →

The how: a message for the UN high-level meeting on NCDs

Posted on June 28, 2018May 2, 2019

This September's UN General Assembly high-level meeting (HLM) on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) provides a strategic opportunity to propel the response—from “where do we want to be” to “how do we get there”. (... read more →

L.A.’s diversity shapes Sofia Gruskin’s approach to global health research

Posted on June 25, 2018April 4, 2019

The USC Institute for Global Health nears its 10th anniversary with a new director and a new vision focused on equality A Southern California native, Sofia Gruskin has always felt at home in Los Angeles. The city drew her ba... read more →

From evidence to action: challenges for the Brazilian Unified National Health System in offering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV to persons with the greatest vulnerability

Posted on May 2, 2018May 2, 2019

Pre-exposure sexual prophylaxis (PrEP) has been considered strategic and promising in controlling the HIV epidemic globally. However, it is necessary to transpose the knowledge accumulated by efficacy and demonstration studie... read more →

Sofia Gruskin named director of USC Institute for Global Health

Posted on March 20, 2018August 21, 2018

Sofia Gruskin, JD, MIA, has been appointed director of the USC Institute for Global Health, Keck School of Medicine Interim Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, announced in a memo to faculty and staff on March 19. (more…)... read more →

Using Civic Imagination to Resist: Envisioning A Future With Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Posted on March 13, 2018April 4, 2019

2017-2018 Global (Health+Law) Series, April 18, 2018 “Using Civic Imagination to Resist: Envisioning A Future With Sexual and Reproductive Rights” took place on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the University of Southern Cal... read more →