Dutch Minister of Health writes open letter to pharma, threatens to name and shame
Date:29 August 2019
“Dear Pharma,” writes the Dutch Minister of Health, Bruno Bruins in an open letter in the daily newspaper the Volkskrant, “Last week two messages jumped out for me in the press. One nice message: two new important cancer drugs are included in the basic [coverage] package.
Trump: the war on breastfeeding
Date:28 August 2019
The New York Times reports that US officials threatened to unleash trade sanctions and withdraw military aid from Ecuador unless it withdrew a resolution at May’s World Health Assembly calling on governments to “protect, promote and support breast-feeding”.
The ‘No Jab, No Pay’ Policy: Cure or Early Stage Disease?
Date:21 August 2019
Immunisations prevent disabilities and mortalities resulting from infectious diseases. They are one of the most cost-effective, widespread used public health interventions.[1] However, increasing numbers of parents seek exemptions from vaccinating their children.
Questioning Ethiopia’s Internet shutdown measures through the lens of the Right to Health
Date:28 June 2019
In Ethiopia, from 11 to 18 June 2019, the internet was completely closed down; this means the country was without internet for eight consecutive days.
Law in the Time of Chronic Disease
Date:20 June 2019
Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are the most important public health challenge of our times. Four behavioral risk factors are at the root of these diseases: smoking, excessive use of alcohol, unhealthy diet and a lack of physical exercise.
Human Rights in childbirth; not applicable for Greek mothers
Date:15 May 2019
Women in labour carry a series of reproductive and patients’ rights. Appertaining to this reproductive freedom, they have the right to choose the method of childbirth and the right to refuse any medical intervention.
Drug Price Transparency: Calls Move from South Africa to WHA
Date:13 May 2019
Over 30 states and 40 business and civil society groups debated strategies for affordable and sustainable medicines prices at last month’s second WHO Fair Pricing Forum—co-sponsored by the government of South Africa.
Het Preventieakkoord in het licht van internationale standaarden
Date:07 May 2019
Tabaksontmoediging is een divers en complex gebied dat tal van beleidsterreinen en rechtsgebieden doorkruist. Internationaal gezondheidsrecht, mensenrechten, Europees recht, nationaal gezondheidsrecht, omgevingsrecht, civiel en strafrechtelijke aansprakelijkheid, en belastingrecht zijn een greep uit de gebieden die het in Nederland te voeren tabaksbeleid (mede-)bepalen.
A Healthcare Deficit: Palliative Care in Refugee Camps
Date:25 April 2019
There are currently 68.5 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide, most of whom are dependent on humanitarian aid and assistance. Chronic conditions are evident across the refugee population and become heightened in protracted crisis.
Obstetric Violence as a Human Rights Violation of Women
Date:14 April 2019
Over the last decades, a specific type of human rights violation has been emphasized around the globe, especially in the inter-American region, which violates women's sexual and reproductive rights in particular.