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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 →

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 →

Assessing changes in HIV-related legal and policy environments: Lessons learned from a multi-country evaluation

Posted on February 23, 2018May 2, 2019

There is growing recognition in the health community that the legal environment—including laws, policies, and related procedures—impacts vulnerability to HIV and access to HIV-related services both positively and negative... read more →

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 →

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2018 International AIDS Conference Roundup

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

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

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

Assessing changes in HIV-related legal and policy environments: Lessons learned from a multi-country evaluation

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

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

Baseline findings presented in Ghana

Implication of the Trump Administration’s Policies on Law and Global Health: Evidence and Preliminary Reflections

Field work commences for Global Fund project in Ghana, Indonesia