Public health is a dynamic field. Outbreaks of new diseases, as well as changing patterns of
population growth, economic development, and lifestyle trends all may threaten public …

Drawing on a rich set of interviews and surveys, this book shows how the global AIDS
treatment advocacy movement helped millions in the developing world gain access to life …

Every individual positive right includes its underlying determinants, which often can be
expressed as collective rights. The right to health is no exception. Although largely ignored …

Policymakers have come to look to human rights law in framing national health policy and
global health governance. Human rights law offers universal frameworks to advance justice …

Although there exists widespread recognition that the shared benefits of economic
development can improve health, health advocates rarely appreciate the connections …

Human rights standards have been employed as a leading force for global justice. In
confronting the insalubrious ramifications of globalization, human rights scholars and …

As early as 1985, Rosenfield and Maine began to look at what is called the maternal child
field (MCH). More than two decades later, maternal and infant mortality is still among the …

Sexual and reproductive health and rights have gained prominence in the HIV response.
The role of sexual and reproductive health in underpinning a successful approach to HIV …

A Legal Right to Health Care: What Can the United States Learn from Foreign Models of
Health Rights Jurisprudence? Page 1 A Legal Right to Health Care: What Can the United …

This 30th anniversary of Health and Human Rights (HHR) is an extraordinary moment to
think back on how far we have come. The enormous debt we all owe to Jonathan Mann will …