GCHL Student Blog

Tais A. Ruiz Palacios - This blogpost will address the status of the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazonia in what concerns the right to access to healthcare. Having already discussed the legal situation in what concerns this right, we will turn towards this case study to visualise whether international instruments such as C169 and UNDRIP have achieved a de facto protection of indigenous populations.

Tais A. Ruiz Palacios - One of the most pressing concerns in the international community, particularly in what concerns the realisation of human rights de jure and de facto, is the provision of appropriate medical care to marginalised groups, such as indigenous peoples, in a safe and non-discriminatory manner.

Ellen Linnéa Henricson - Despite ranking highly in international comparisons of health, welfare and well-being, Nordic countries fall short of ensuring effective regulation and viable policy development in the areas of dietary patterns and sustainable development.

Anouk Wams - The worldwide media coverage of Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 world championship, in a team owned and sponsored by Red Bull, exemplifies the need for a comprehensive regulatory framework on the advertisement of foods and beverages high in sugar, fat or salt, in other words, unhealthy food products according to the WHO.

Maxine van Ekelenburg - The opportunity to live a healthy life is not dependent on coincidence: the life-expectancy of Dutch citizens with a lower socio-economic position is seven years shorter than that of their counterparts that have enjoyed higher education and earn higher salaries.

Kati Vainionpaa - The principle of equality is elaborated on in the prohibition discrimination clause, article 14 ECHR, which imposes both positive and negative obligations to ensure equal treatment regardless of sex, race and skin colour. [2]  Despite efforts to bring healthcare close to individuals, one particular group of people has continuously failed to receive sufficient attention.

Emma Bowar - Almost famously, the health care system in the United States is broken. Americans spend more on healthcare than other high-income states while doing worse than them with regard to key indicators: they have a lower life expectancy, and the highest rates of hospitalization for preventable causes such as diabetes.[1]

Willemijn Krugers Dagneaux - In Nederrland bestaan er twee legale manieren waarop een vrouw haar zwangerschap kan afbreken: de instrumenele en de medicamenteuze abortus. 

Michael Woldeyes - Ethiopia is building a grand dam on the nile with the aim of 'lifting millions out of poverty.' The construction of this dam started in 2011 and is still going. Egypt and Sudan, which rely highly on the river for water, contest the construction of the dam.

Michael Woldeyes - Ethiopian children are vulnerable to khat and its adverse health effects because of the lack of legislation that regulates the trade of khat to and its use by them. However, the trade of khat by itself has increased their vulnerability to the drug as child labor is used across the khat value chain in the country.