Author Archives: Carmel Williams

Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 203-205 PDF Bram Wispelwey The Permanence of Anti-Roma Racism: (Un)uttered Sentences, by Margareta Matache (Routledge, 2026) While Margareta (Magda) Matache’s The Permanence of Anti-Roma Racism: (Un)uttered Sentences is…

Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 155-166  PDF Young Su Park, Doris Schroeder, Orla Drummond, and Ock-Joo Kim Abstract Informed consent is both a foundational principle of research ethics and a human right grounded in self-determination and bodily…

Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 85-103 PDF Rula Ghandour, Abdullatif Husseini, Shiraz Nasr, and Rita Giacaman Abstract The well-being of Palestinians living under prolonged Israeli occupation is deeply conditioned by the structures of deprivation and…

Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 71-84  PDF Janani Shanthosh, Georgia White, Emma Feeny, Shiming Zheng, Uday Adavi, Jane Hirst, Nadia Mohd Rasidi, Bronwyn Pithey, and Anna Palagyi Abstract Globally, gender inequality is deepening, with nearly 40% of…

EDITORIAL, Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 41-45 PDF Joseph J. Amon and Carmel Williams In his 1970 book Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, economist Albert Hirschman observed that “under any economic, social, or political system, individuals, business firms, and…

CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO HEALTH, VIEWPOINT,  Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 7-9  PDF Mourice Onyango Okuon and Rita Babirye A recent ruling by the High Court of Kenya in HSO, AMO TA & Another v. Attorney General and 3 Others on May 20, 2026, has exposed…

CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO HEALTH, EDITORIAL, Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 1-6 PDF Michael Garcia Bochenek Children worldwide face challenges threatening their human right to health. The Ebola outbreak, the dismantling of the United States Agency for…

News to 30 May 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now World Health Assembly focuses on equity… The 79th World Health Assembly, held in Geneva under the theme “Reshaping global health: a shared responsibility,” concluded this week…

VIEWPOINT,  Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 67-69 PDF Joseph J. Amon and Rohini J. Haar In May 2026, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) and Insecurity Insight issued their 2025 annual report on attacks on health care in conflict, entitled…

News to 23 May 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now WHO declares emergency over Ebola outbreak… The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health…