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Week ending 28 February 2025 Case study on rights-based approach to health in Kenya wins inaugural HHR Best Paper prize (2024) HHR is delighted to award its inaugural celebration of excellent research and writing to Esther Kamau and Gillian…

US Election Teaching Resources on Human Rights and Health

To support classroom discussions on the global health implications of the 2024 US elections, the Consortium of Universities for Global Health has brought together: • Academic Articles—to provide students with background information on US efforts to…

Capturing and Preserving Health Rights Expertise

There have been four Special Rapporteurs on the right to health since the mandate was established by the then UN Human Rights Committee in 2002, and throughout each tenure a considerable volume of reports and letters is generated. These independent…

Paul Farmer our Editor-in-Chief Dies

Editor-in-Chief Paul Farmer died in his sleep, in Rwanda, on February 21. It is with great sadness that we write this news, remembering our leader at the Journal, a man deeply committed to human rights and health, to exposing and overcoming the…