Viewpoints

VIEWPOINT Adriana Petryna International humanitarian law (IHL) provides a framework to protect health workers and health facilities from violent attacks in conflict zones, which are on the rise and well documented.[1] The year 2023 was the…

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT Moses Mulumba, Jessica Oga, Juliana Nantaba, and Ana Lorena Ruano The recent shifts in global health policy, particularly the United States’ sudden retreat from key funding commitments and the Dutch government’s decision…

VIEWPOINT SERIES: FIGHT FOR RIGHTS  Thomas Pogge The billionaires fight a two-front war. Within the United States, they fight to convert the country into an enduring plutocracy in which their wealth will enable them to dominate the three branches of…

VIEWPOINT SERIES: FIGHT FOR RIGHTS Beatrice Were and Vanessa Okumu-McCarron Uganda has been a pioneer in combating HIV, spearheading a multi-sectoral response coordinated by the Uganda AIDS Commission.[1] Between 1990 and 1995, through its AIDS…

VIEWPOINT SERIES: FIGHT FOR RIGHTS Winona Xu Shortly after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on January 20, 2025, he issued an executive order halting nearly all foreign assistance for at least 90 days.[1] Almost immediately, the US…

VIEWPOINT Joseph J. Amon Nearly 60 years ago the comedian Lenny Bruce was arrested for saying “forbidden” words in his stand-up show.[1] A few years later, George Carlin carried on the tradition and was arrested for a routine on the “seven words…