Perspectives

Special Section: Health, Rights, and the Future of Global Drug Control Damon Barrett and Julie Hannah Introduction In this contribution, we question the assumption that global drug control requires dedicated multilateral treaties. The newly…

Omar Ouakkad and Abdelali Hamidine Abstract In General Comment 14, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights envisaged the use of indicators, national benchmarks, and a joint “scoping” exercise through which the…

PERSPECTIVE Michelle E. Anderson,* Sarah Emoto,* Sofia Gruskin, and Laura Ferguson Introduction In every country, population health is governed not only by health interventions but by a complicated array of laws and policies developed over…

Special Section: Health, Rights, and the Future of Global Drug Control Eric D. U. Gutierrez and Pedro Arenas  Introduction: Starting with the people who live from prohibited crops The 2029 global review of the international drug control…

Mnotho Ngcobo Abstract The 2025 US foreign assistance freeze exposed the extent to which the continuity of HIV care in donor-dependent health systems can rest on financing arrangements that remain legally and institutionally fragile. Focusing on…

  Special Section: Health, Rights, and the Future of Global Drug Control Daniel Wolfe Introduction Focused on reducing negative consequences of drug use without requiring abstinence, harm reduction advocates have long worked at the…

Special Section: Health, Rights, and the Future of Global Drug Control Martin Jelsma Introduction For thousands of years, coca has been a cornerstone of the cultural, spiritual, and medicinal traditions of Indigenous Peoples in the…

Paper in Press, 27 August 2026 Maria Teresa Moreira, Andreia Lima, Christina César Praça Brasil, Vânia Peixoto, and Rita Alegria Abstract Autistic people experience systematic exclusion within health care systems organized around neurotypical…

STUDENT ESSAY Noor Abbasi Abstract Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) occupy a central yet largely unaccountable role in the United States’ pharmaceutical supply chain, controlling access to essential medications for over 275 million Americans.…

CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO HEALTH, Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 23-39  PDF Marie L. Churchill, Emily A. Knapp, Alexander D. McCourt, Nandita Somayaji, Courtney K. Blackwell, Lyndsay A. Avalos, Kelly A. Hirko, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Johnnye Lewis, Yeyi Zhu, Alison E.…