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Abortuspil bij de huisarts 

De oplossing voor onze kwetsbare abortuszorg: de abortuspil bij de huisarts 

Date:31 August 2021
Willemijn Krugers Dagneaux - In Nederrland bestaan er twee legale manieren waarop een vrouw haar zwangerschap kan afbreken: de instrumenele en de medicamenteuze abortus. 
the construction of the dam 

Energy for health: The right to health and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Date:23 August 2021
Michael Woldeyes - Ethiopia is building a grand dam on the nile with the aim of 'lifting millions out of poverty.' The construction of this dam started in 2011 and is still going. Egypt and Sudan, which rely highly on the river for water, contest the construction of the dam.
Ethiopia's obligation to educate about khat 

Teach me! Education, health, and Ethiopian children who are entangled in the khat trade

Date:22 June 2021
Michael Woldeyes - Ethiopian children are vulnerable to khat and its adverse health effects because of the lack of legislation that regulates the trade of khat to and its use by them. However, the trade of khat by itself has increased their vulnerability to the drug as child labor is used across the khat value chain in the country.
Protecting Children from Khat 

Disseminating health information: A simple obligation to protect Ethiopian children from khat 

Date:07 June 2021
Michael Woldeyes - Research has shown that khat chewing results in adverse health effects. Children are particularly vulnerable to the physical and mental health effects of the drug because there is no legislation that regulates the trade of khat to and its use by them.
(Ham)burgers zijn te ongezond

Noodoproep aan de overheid: (ham)burgers zijn te ongezond

Date:17 May 2021
Marijn Geuts - We woorden steeds dikker, dat is een onweerlegbaar feit. Mensen met (ernstig) overgewicht houden tijdens de coronapandemie de meeste ziekenhuisbedden bezet. Hoe is het mogelijk dat het aantal mensen met overgewicht en obesitas gestaag blijft toenemen? 
The Greek response to the pandemic

The Greek response to the pandemic: From commendation to social outrage

Date:22 March 2021
Eirini Koutsoukou - The main point of this article is to describe the ineffectively strict anti-Covid measures of the Greek government and analyse the subsequent human rights limitations.
Ageism during COVID19

'Make Way for the Younger Generation': Ageism during COVID-19

Date:04 March 2021
Rosalind Turkie -The outbreak of coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) has not only had severe impacts on global health but also poses enormous social challenges, which raise human rights (HR) issues.  Among other vulnerable groups, the older population has been disproportionately affected
Healthcare Equity: A Lofty Goal for the LGBT Community 

Healthcare Equity: A Lofty Goal for the LGBT Community 

Date:22 February 2021
Dana Andreeva - The first global definition of health as a right lies in the 1948 Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] However, these aspirations are difficult to attain in particular when it comes to minorities such as the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
Industry Interference: A Major Stumbling Block to Effective Tobacco Control in Jordan

Industry Interference: A Major Stumbling Block to Effective Tobacco Control in Jordan

Date:16 February 2021
Tegal Insoll - Jordan recently overtook Indonesia as the country with the highest smoking rates in the world. But what exactly is happening to produce such astonishing statistics on the use of tobacco? And what must be done to turn the tide of the tobacco epidemic to protect the public health of individuals?
How the US return to the WHO under the Biden administration may affect the global fight against COVID-19

How the US return to the WHO may affect the global fight against COVID19

Date:12 February 2021
Andrei Gasca - When former US President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the US from the WHO, a shadow of uncertainty was cast over the near future of the world as it relates to global health and security.