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 2016Author: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 2016Author: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 2016Author: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 2016Author: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 2016Author: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).
Alarming number of attacks on hospitals during armed conflict
Date:01 February 2016Author:GHLG Blog
While there is no global system for reporting attacks, recent reports from Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Committee of the red Cross(ICRC) suggest that health workers and their facilities are frequently targeted.
Psychological Reports, Trauma and Testimony in Asylum Cases
Date:15 January 2016Author:GHLG Blog
Extensive research in the fields of both medicine and psychiatry have shown the profound effect that trauma can have on an individual’s mental health, and, crucially in this case, on their memory and capacity to recall detail.
Global Health Law Groningen: a successful launch in a world in turmoil
Date:22 December 2015Author:GHLG Blog
On Monday 26 January this year we officially launched our new Research Centre ‘Global Health Law Groningen’ (GHLG). Throughout the year we have devoted our energies to discuss a range of major challenges in our field.
COP21 and the Right to Health: A Right to a Healthy Climate Deal?
Date:09 December 2015Author:GHLG Blog
This week leaders of the world gather to negotiate and seal the deal on a new climate change agreement. What can we as citizens expect from it?
‘Equitable access to controlled medicine: between drug control and human rights in post-market access in low- and middle income countries’ – Conference report
Date:03 December 2015Author:GHLG Blog
On 8 and 9 October 2015 several GHLG members participated in a symposium on ‘Equitable access to controlled medicine: between drug control and human rights in post-market access in low- and middle income countries’ (co-organized by Marie Elske Gispen, Utrecht University).