Laura Ferguson Archives - Page 4 of 12 - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

New global health fellowship funds student projects abroad

Posted on July 17, 2017October 1, 2020

The USC Institute for Global Health has awarded four students fellowships to support their research projects overseas. The inaugural Anderson Family Global Health Immersion Fellowship aims to fund meaningful, hands-on resea... read more →

Findings presented at World Bank

Posted on June 16, 2017August 21, 2018

Laura Ferguson traveled to Washington D.C., in May to present initial research findings on reproductive and maternal health and human rights to the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, the Nordic T... read more →

New Short Course: Human rights & NCDs

Posted on June 6, 2017August 21, 2018

The Program on Global Health & Human Rights has launched a free, open-access short course on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and human rights. (more…)... read more →

Is populism bad for women’s rights?

Posted on June 5, 2017August 21, 2018

Experts reflected and speculated about women's rights and reproductive justice under the rule of populist leaders at a University of Geneva event May 17. (more…)... read more →

New project aims to reduce human rights barriers to health services

Posted on June 5, 2017August 21, 2018

Sponsored by the Global Fund, the Program on Global Health & Human Rights has launched a new project with John Snow, Inc. (JSI) to help reduce human rights barriers for health services. (more…)... read more →

Improving the knowledge base for #ZeroDiscrimination in health care

New tool maps knowledge base to end HIV-related stigma in health care

Posted on April 7, 2017August 21, 2018

A new tool produced by the Program on Global Health & Human Rights, in collaboration with UNAIDS, maps out resources to address HIV-related stigma and discrimination in health care. The web-based repository and tool-finde... read more →

Not without a fight: standing up against the Global Gag Rule

Posted on March 6, 2017August 25, 2018

An editorial co-authored by Laura Ferguson, associate director of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights, reflects on the impact that President Donald Trump's restoration of the Global Gag Rule will have on women a... read more →

Baseline Evaluation Report – The Global Fund Africa Regional HIV Grant: Removing Legal Barriers to Accessing HIV, TB and Malaria Services

Posted on January 26, 2017April 17, 2020

The Program on Global Health and Human Rights (GHHR) is responsible for conducting the baseline and endline evaluations for the Global Fund’s $10.5 million Africa Regional HIV Grant focused on strengthening the legal and po... read more →

Generating Research to Support Transgender Populations

Posted on December 20, 2016August 22, 2018

Thanks to all who attended the USC Law & Global Health collaboration event on January 25, 2017. See below for a summary of the day’s proceedings. (more…)... read more →

WORLD AIDS DAY: Moving beyond despair to concerted HIV activism

Posted on December 1, 2016October 2, 2020

World AIDS Day is a time for reflection, remembrance and re-energizing efforts to address HIV. The latter seems particularly critical this year as we find ourselves in a state of political, economic and social upheaval such a... read more →