Symposium: International Health Governance of Disease Outbreaks
| Date: | 12 April 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
The recent Ebola crisis that shook West Africa, exceeded any previous Ebola epidemic and later was declared a pandemic by the WHO not only stretched local health care systems, but also revealed deep structural deficiencies in the international response to health issues of such a scale.
Upcoming GHLG event: Doorwerking sociaal-economische mensenrechten
| Date: | 07 April 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
Op 28 april 2016 zal Gerrit-Jan Pulles, advocaat bij Van der Woude de Graaf een lezing houden over de doorwerking van sociaal-economische mensenrechten in de nationale rechtspraktijk.
Towards Individualized Vulnerability in Migration Policies
| Date: | 01 April 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
There should be more emphasis on an individual assessment of the needs of persons who might be particularly susceptible to harm.
Love in the Times of Zika: Public Health Strategies and Women’s SRHR in Latin America
| Date: | 17 March 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
The World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency in response to the Zika virus, stating that “the level of alarm is extremely high.”
The Committee on ESCR and the Long-Awaited General Comment on the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health: The Right to Abortion is a Fundamental Human Right
| Date: | 15 March 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
Last 4th of March, the new General Comment No. 22 on the Right to sexual and reproductive health (article 12 of the ICESCR) was adopted by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).
New GHLG Publication: Access to Preventive Health Care for Undocumented Migrants: A Comparative Study of Germany, The Netherlands and Spain from a Human Rights Perspective
| Date: | 25 February 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
The present study analyzes the preventive health care provisions for nationals and undocumented migrants in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain in light of four indicators derived from the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ General Comment 14 (GC 14).
TTIP: THE EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
| Date: | 22 February 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
Global Health Law Groningen’s next event will take place on Thursday, March 10th, from 15.30 – 17.00 (Van Swinderen Huys, Oude Boteringestraat 19 (Bestuurskamer)).
Amnesty International Student Group and Global Health Law Groningen discuss Womens’ Sexual and Reproductive Rights
| Date: | 18 February 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
Last Tuesday, the Amnesty International Student Group in Groningen hosted an event on Womens’ Sexual and Reproductive Rights.
International Health Governance (IHG) of Disease Outbreak Alert and Response
| Date: | 12 February 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
The Max Planck Institute Heidelberg will host an international workshop currently scheduled for March 3-4, 2016.
Zika virus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
| Date: | 08 February 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
On 01 February, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).