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Category Archives: OpenForum
Watch Tonight: Universal Coverage for Health Financing
Direct payment for services has long been a central component of health financing in poor countries. Join us online at 6:00 tonight for a discussion of the historical trajectory, current status, and future directions of strategies for ensuring universal access to essential services.
Reducing the health gap: A global plan for justice
Lawrence O. Gostin, Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute at Georgetown University Law Center, proposes an international call to action through the adoption of a Global Plan for Justice (GPJ), a voluntary compact among states and their partners in business, philanthropy, and civil society to redress health inequalities.
What is a Human Rights-Based Approach to Health (HRBA)?
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a summary …Continue Reading
Peru’s “right to life” for the zygote and ban on emergency contraception
This guest post was written by Maria Alejandra Cardenas. Her bio and link to her American Comparative Law Review article …Continue Reading
The meaning of human rights for women working in the Rwandan health sector
Monday, March 8 marked the celebration of International Women’s Day, a global tribute to the economic, political and social achievements …Continue Reading
Keeping Haiti on the radar
[Editor's Note: This OpenForum op-ed was written by Abigail Hook, a Harvard College undergraduate currently volunteering with the FXB Center] …Continue Reading
Developing a health system: The case of Nyaya Health in rural Nepal
[Editor’s Note: This two-part entry features a narrative and photo essay by Dan Schwarz. The entire photo series and Dan's …Continue Reading
