Archive: Aug 2013

Paul E. Farmer A year ago, our departing editorial team wrote that its hope for Health and Human Rights: An International Journal was that it would “increasingly provide a space that bridges the evident gaps that continue to exist between communities of…

From the Editors Paul E. Farmer and Arlan Fuller In the growing movement for health and human rights, the discourse among some interested parties—from nongovernmental organizations to the United Nations to medical and legal practitioners working in poor…

Global Health and Global Health Ethics Solomon Benatar and Gillian Brock Cambridge University Press, 2011 ISBN 9780521146777 350 pages $62 Benatar and Brock explore the obligations and challenges surrounding the improvement of global health in their…

Ross Pink Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract The article explores the intersection between child rights, water scarcity, sanitation, and the human security paradigm. The recognition of child rights has been advanced through the…

Ross Pink Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract The article explores the intersection between child rights, water scarcity, sanitation, and the human security paradigm. The recognition of child rights has been advanced through the…

Jean Drage Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract Advocacy is a broad, if not clearly defined, term often used to inform, support, and represent individuals and groups. This paper, in exploring both the debate and practice of advocacy,…

Jean Drage Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract Advocacy is a broad, if not clearly defined, term often used to inform, support, and represent individuals and groups. This paper, in exploring both the debate and practice of advocacy,…

Mariah McGill Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract In 2008, the Vermont Workers’ Center launched the “Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign,” a grassroots campaign to secure the creation of a universal health care…

Mariah McGill Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract In 2008, the Vermont Workers’ Center launched the “Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign,” a grassroots campaign to secure the creation of a universal health care…

Leslie London, Nicolé Fick, Khai Hoan Tram, Maria Stuttaford Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract We draw on the experience of a Learning Network for Health and Human Rights (LN) involving collaboration between academic institutions…