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This is part I of a series of blog posts on the European Commission's Communication on a Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health. Part I discusses the content of the Communication and where mental health fits within EU law. Part II [NA1] reflects on the Communication from a right to mental health-perspective. The series is published in light of World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2023.

This is part II of a series of blog posts on the European Commission's Communication on a Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health. Part I [NA1] discusses the content of the Communication and where mental health fits within EU law. Part II reflects on the Communication from a right to mental health-perspective. The series is published in light of World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2023.

Michael Woldeyes - What happens when individuals use applications such as ChatGPT to self-diagnose? Should lawmakers regulate the use of AI programs to make sure that the “right” health information is delivered to individuals? This article tries to answer the last question by examining the shortcomings of ChatGPT.

Ratna Juwita - GCHL-member Ratna Juwita was recently interviewed by the Illicit Trade Research Group (ITG) concerning her involvement with ITG. ITG is one of the University of Groningen’s research groups under the theme of Development, Security, and Justice, which is one of the research themes of the Rudolf Agricola School of Sustainable Development.

Roxani Fragkou - GCHL-member Roxani Fragkou recently had the privilege of addressing a keynote speech at the Seminar on Current Challenges in Medical Law, whichtook place on 3-4 May in Göttingen (Germany) and was co-organised by Medical Law Göttingen in cooperation with the European Association of Health Law.

Dean M. Harris - Anti-abortion groups and politicians in the US have been using misleading information about abortion laws in other countries. Their goals include convincing the US Congress to enact a federal law that would generally prohibit abortion in all US states after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Dominique Mollet, Brigit Toebes - The following poster has been presented on 5 May 2023 at the 17th World Congress on Public Health taking place in Rome, Italy, emphasizing the need to break the silo of oral health and push this topic forward on public health agendas.

Michael Woldeyes - The Horn of Africa is dealing with a severe drought. The United Nations (hereafter UN) reported that this drought threatened 13 million people with hunger. The UN news report reads: “Three consecutive failed rainy seasons in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia have decimated crops and caused abnormally high livestock deaths, while, shortages of water and pasture are forcing families from their homes and triggering conflict between communities”.

Suliyat Omotolani Olapade - In October, 2022, authors from over 260 academic health journals endorsed a Comment in The Lancet Global Health by African health journal editors calling for urgent action for Africa and the world on climate change. The Comment repeated the moral and practical reasons for urgent action now, yet overlooked compelling legal arguments.