Alicia Ely Yamin Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The case of Haiti’s devastating earthquake and the reactions it has elicited sharply illustrate an array of seemingly dichotomous ways of understanding obligations of “international assistance and cooperation,” which are taken up by authors in this issue. First, there is a tension between dealing with immediate humanitarian needs and addressing underlying structural causes. Second, there is the related…
Abstract – Nurses’ impoliteness as an impediment to patients’ rights in selected Kenyan hospitals
Benson Oduor Ojwang, Emily Atieno Ogutu, and Peter Maina Matu Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The institutionalization of patients’ rights is a recent phenomenon in Kenya. In 2006, Kenya’s Ministry of Health initiated policy measures to improve patient satisfaction through a charter of patients’ rights. The aim was to change the longstanding public perception that nurses in public hospitals routinely ignored patients’ right to respectful treatment.…
Abstract – Human rights consequences of mandatory HIV screening policy of newcomers to Canada
Laura M. Bisaillon Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract This paper focuses on the key human rights consequences of the HIV screening policy that applies to all permanent and some temporary resident applicants to Canada. This mandatory policy was introduced in early 2002 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada after consultation with Health Canada. The policy has yet to be evaluated and, until recently, the actualities of the…
Human rights consequences of mandatory HIV screening policy of newcomers to Canada
Laura M. Bisaillon Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 We were uncomfortable with the fact that the Canadian HIV policy did not apply for work visa applications for nationals of all countries. We started to say jokes like, “HIV from Germany is very welcome in Canada. HIV from UK, well, very nice! But, HIV from Brazil? No, we don’t want Brazilian HIV.” It is meaningless! (Informant) Ethics…
Abstract – Sex trafficking and health care in Metro Manila: Identifying social determinants to inform an effective health system response
Timothy P. Williams, Elaine J. Alpert, Roy Ahn, Elizabeth Cafferty, Wendy Macias Konstantopoulos, Nadya Wolferstan, Judith Palmer Castor, Anita M. McGahan, and Thomas F. Burke Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract This social science case study examines the sex trafficking of women and girls in Metro Manila through a public health lens. Through key informant interviews with 51 health care and anti-trafficking stakeholders in Metro Manila, this…
Sex trafficking and health care in Metro Manila: Identifying social determinants to inform an effective health system response
Timothy P. Williams, Elaine J. Alpert, Roy Ahn, Elizabeth Cafferty, Wendy Macias Konstantopoulos, Nadya Wolferstan, Judith Palmer Castor, Anita M. McGahan, and Thomas F. Burke Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract This social science case study examines the sex trafficking of women and girls in Metro Manila through a public health lens. Through key informant interviews with 51 health care and anti-trafficking stakeholders in Metro Manila, this…
Human rights consequences of mandatory HIV screening policy of newcomers to Canada
Benson Oduor Ojwang, Emily Atieno Ogutu, and Peter Maina Matu Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The institutionalization of patients’ rights is a recent phenomenon in Kenya. In 2006, Kenya’s Ministry of Health initiated policy measures to improve patient satisfaction through a charter of patients’ rights. The aim was to change the longstanding public perception that nurses in public hospitals routinely ignored patients’ right to respectful treatment.…
Nurses’ impoliteness as an impediment to patients’ rights in selected Kenyan hospitals
Benson Oduor Ojwang, Emily Atieno Ogutu, and Peter Maina Matu Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The institutionalization of patients’ rights is a recent phenomenon in Kenya. In 2006, Kenya’s Ministry of Health initiated policy measures to improve patient satisfaction through a charter of patients’ rights. The aim was to change the longstanding public perception that nurses in public hospitals routinely ignored patients’ right to respectful treatment.…
Abstract – Developing human rights-based strategies to improve health among female sex workers in Rwanda
Agnes Binagwaho, Mawuena Agbonyitor, Aimable Mwananawe, Placidie Mugwaneza, Alexander Irwin, and Corine Karema Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract How governments should address sex work is a topic of current debate in Rwanda and other countries. Some constituencies propose harsher punishment of sex workers as the cornerstone of an improved policy. We argue that an adequate policy response to sex work in the Rwandan context must prioritize…
Developing human rights-based strategies to improve health among female sex workers in Rwanda
Agnes Binagwaho, Mawuena Agbonyitor, Aimable Mwananawe, Placidie Mugwaneza, Alexander Irwin, and Corine Karema Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract How governments should address sex work is a topic of current debate in Rwanda and other countries. Some constituencies propose harsher punishment of sex workers as the cornerstone of an improved policy. We argue that an adequate policy response to sex work in the Rwandan context must prioritize…