Photo and Figure Credits

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2010)

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Yamin and Irwin, "Collaborative imperatives, elusive dialogues"
© 2010 Tom and Selena Middleton

Venkatapuram, Bell, and Marmot, "The right to sutures: Social epidemiology, human rights, and social justice”
© 2010 Kaveri Gill_Govt Clinic Andhra Pradesh India_1

Chapman, ”The social determinants of health, health equity, and human rights"
Photo courtesy of the US National Archives, online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/3679502846/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Braveman, "Social conditions, health equity, and human rights”

Rasanathan, Norenhag, and Valentine, "Realizing human rights-based approaches for action on the social determinants of health"

© 2008 Maya Getchell

Cullen and Ivers, "Human rights assessment in Parc Jean Marie Vincent, Port-au-Prince, Haiti”
© 2010 Louise C. Ivers

Osborn, "Correlates of violence in Guinea's Maison Centrale Prison: A statistical approach in documenting human rights abuses"
© 2005 Kimberly Kim. Used with permission.

Binagwaho, Agbonyitor, Mwananawe, et al., "Developing human rights-based strategies to improve health among female sex workers in Rwanda”
© 2010 Association Ihorere Munyarwanda (AIMR)

Ojwang, Ogutu, and Matu, "Nurses' impoliteness as an impediment to patients' rights in selected Kenyan hospitals"

Bisaillon, "Human rights consequences of mandatory HIV screening policy of newcomers to Canada”

Williams, Alpert, Ahn, Cafferty, et al., "Sex trafficking and health care in Metro Manila: Identifying social determinants to inform an effective health system response”

Upcoming Event: Course on Health Rights Litigation

The Health Rights of Women and Children Program at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University, is pleased to announce application and scholarship information for the Course on Health Rights Litigation, part of the Global School on the Enforcement of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.

Why the Global Fund Matters

Partners in Health co-founder and Health and Human Rights editor-in-chief Paul Farmer outlines the importance of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

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The Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health: Establishing international processes for state reporting to an independent monitoring body

Benjamin Mason Meier and Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum: How independent monitoring bodies can ensure state reporting, oversight, and accountability in accelerating progress on Millennium Development Goals related to the health of women and children. (April 28, 2011)

La participación social en un contexto de violencia política: Implicaciones para la promoción y ejercicio del derecho a la salud en guatemala

Walter Flores, Ana Lorena Ruano, y Denise Phé Funchal: La participación social en un contexto de violencia política: Implicaciones para la promoción y ejercicio del derecho a la salud en guatemala

Massachusetts health care reform

Beth Waldman [Editor's note: A PDF version of this article is available here] Abstract The United States spends more per capita on health care than nearly every other country; yet despite this level of spending,quality outcomes in the United States are lower than in many developed countries. This poor quality is due in part to [...]