Public Health, Climate Change and Strategic Litigation
Date:03 December 2021
David Patterson - Mosquitoes winging their way north across Europe bringing dengue. Floods and drownings. Heat stress. Despair. We are all aware of the health impacts of climate change. But how do we get governments to act?
Khat under international scrutiny: Is there a need for the WHO to reopen discussions on khat?
Date:23 November 2021
Michael Woldeyes - It has been 15 years since the WHO researched khat and decided not to subject it for a treaty-based prohibition. However, several research on the mental and physical health effects of khat have been published within these fifteen years and as shown above, many countries have moved to ban the drug. So, is there a need for the WHO to reopen discussions on khat?
The Link between Technological Advancement in the Energy Sector and Sustainable Development Goal Number Three and Seven
Date:27 October 2021
Jamie Behrendt - The third and the seventh United Nations Sustainable Development Goal aim to ensure good health as well as affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030. This will be challenging, as a large part of the population does not have access to energy, or only limited access based on dirty fuels. For instance, the World Bank estimates that globally, 2.3 billion people do not have access to clean cooking fuels.
Antibioticaresistentie, de veterinaire praktijk en de volksgezondheid
Date:08 September 2021
Thom Geertsema - Momenteel is er de nodige commotie onder dierenartsen in Nederland en de rest van Europa over de toekomst van hun beroepsuitoefening. Dit klinkt heftig, en dat zou het in theorie ook kunnen zijn. Maar wat is er nu precies aan de hand?
Need for Greater Accountability during Public Health Emergencies
Date:21 July 2021
Elisavet Athanasia Alexiadou - The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent responses to combat the spread of the virus generated considerable attention towards regulatory policies strategies on public health care governance in times of emergencies.
COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments: The proposal for a waiver of intellectual property rights during the pandemic
Date:13 July 2021
Dean M. Harris - On 2 October 2020, India and South Africa submitted a request to the World Trade Organization to approve a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
The European Social Charter in the Fight for Tobacco Control: 'Don't you forget about me'
Date:18 June 2021
Aikaterini Tsampi - The literature on tobacco control and human rights has evolved through time to pertinently demonstrate how the international human rights law machinery is a potent ally in the fight for tobacco control.
Spelen met (je) leven
Date:03 May 2021
Erik Buskens - Het lukt onze overheid niet om risico's goed in te schatten. Het begon ermee toen de pandemie nog iets uit een b-cateforie SF-film leek.
Het leeftijdscriterium op de intensive care: ongelijke situatie, ongelijke behandeling?
Date:20 April 2021
Door de grote aantallen patiënten als gevolg van het coronavirus kan sprake zijn van absolute schaarste aan bedden op de intensive care (IC) van ziekenhuizen. Hierbij rijst de vraag: wie krijgt voorrang op de IC? Deze afweging wordt ook wel ‘triage’ genoemd.
‘On the brink of a catastrophic moral failure’ – not the time to abandon international law
Date:20 April 2021
David Patterson - In January 2021 the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, delivered a blunt message at the opening of the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board: ‘The world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure – and the price of this failure will be paid with the lives and livelihoods of the world’s poorest countries.’