Smoking and the protection of prenatal health: time for a human rights approach? Part II
Date:22 January 2020
This Blog post series focuses on the protection of prenatal health and proposes to use a human rights-based approach to discuss the different ways the topic has been framed, the available evidence and the human rights implications of some of the existing policies on the topic.
Smoking and the protection of prenatal health: time for a human rights approach?
Date:15 January 2020
This Blog post series focuses on the protection of prenatal health and proposes to use a human rights-based approach to discuss the different ways the topic has been framed.
Entering a new decennium: a research agenda for global health law
Date:07 January 2020
This Blog Post sets out eight points for advancing further research in global health law as an emerging branch of international law.
The Current UN Drug Control System and its Influence on Public Health and Human Rights
Date:01 December 2019
It has been a turbulent journey for States in their efforts to regulate harmful substances on the international level, starting with the Opium Convention of 1912.
Urgent call for human rights guidance on diets and food systems
Date:01 November 2019
Earlier this year, the Lancet Commission on Obesity called for “a radical rethink of business models, food systems, civil society involvement, and national and international governance” to address the interlinked crises of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.
Self-Managed Medication Abortion in Global Perspective
Date:25 October 2019
In many countries, the use of self-managed medication abortion is increasing, because of practical and legal barriers for access to abortion. Even in countries that allow abortion as a matter of law, it can be very difficult to obtain an abortion as a practical matter.
Niet langer roken op straat of in de auto?
Date:03 October 2019
In een multidisciplinair onderzoeksproject gefinancierd door het Longfonds gaat hoogleraar gezondheidsrecht Brigit Toebes met onderzoekers uit andere disciplines op zoek naar de aard en reikwijdte van rookvrije ruimtes; zones binnen en buiten waar niet gerookt mag worden.
Change is gonna come
Date:02 October 2019
I was this week in New York, at the United Nations. More specifically I participated in the UN High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage as a representative of the Medicus Mundi International Network Health for All!
The Universal Health Coverage Divide
Date:02 October 2019
There was once a dream. A dream that led to the establishment of the United Nations (UN) in 1946 whereby an idealistic view of international cooperation was regarded as a key mechanism to prevent war and free humanity from widespread misery.
Facts on NCDs – why don’t they lead to a healthier policy?1
Date:16 September 2019
Organizing health might seem to be an easy task. Universities or other research institutes produce epidemiological data on health-risk behaviour such as smoking or negligent driving regarding NCDs, or produce forecasts on the likely future burden of various diseases or disabilities