Archive: 2025

Vol 27/1, 2025, pp. 27-41 PDF George Drazenovich  Abstract This scoping review examines systemic and direct health care discrimination in Ontario, Canada, from 2021 to 2024, analyzing claims, contexts, affected groups, interventions, and…

  PERSPECTIVE Vol 27/1, 2025, pp. 19-26  PDF James Foulds, Sharon Shalev, Erik Monasterio, Alex Campbell, Rebecca R. Shuttleworth, and Stuart A. Kinner Introduction Recent national inquiries in Australia and New Zealand describe historic…

Week ending 7 June 2025 Scientists sign up to fight censorship Over 6000 scientists have signed an “Open letter in support of science” in protest against President Trump’s 23 May executive order which called for political appointees to…

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT SERIES, Vol 27/1, pp. 105-107, PDF Published 10 June 2025 Fernande Álvarez-Molina, Magda Meneses, Andrés Camilo Restrepo Mora, Javier Guerrero, and Catalina González-Uribe Colombia is witnessing a period of significant…

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT SERIES, Vol 27/1, pp. 117-120, PDF Published 8 June 2025 Stuart Ssebibubbu, Denis Kibira, and Adriano Lubanga Introduction The right to health, enshrined in international human rights frameworks, remains elusive…

Week ending 31 May 2025 Financial commitments and new campaigns at WHA At this year’s World Health Assembly member states not only committed to the landmark Pandemic Agreement but also approved significant increases in assessed contributions to…

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT SERIES, Vol 27/1, pp. 101-104, PDF Published 2 June 2025 Laura Dragnic Tohá, Paulina Macías Ortega, and Guillermina Pappier Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) have played a transformative role in expanding the…

Week ending 24 May 2025 World leaders commit extra funding to WHO… The 78th World Health Assembly, convening this week under the theme “One World for Health”, saw member states voting to increase their dues by 20% thereby helping to plug…

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT SERIES, Vol 27/1, pp. 109-111, PDF Published 29 May 2025 Jacqueline Pitanguy Health and human rights are part of a political battlefield in which interpretations of religion, culture, science, and judicial systems are…

 FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT SERIES, Vol 27/1, pp. 91-94, PDF Published 26 May 2025 Tlaleng Mofokeng The world is experiencing unprecedented attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) that threaten decades of progress.[1] From…