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By Sharifah Sekalala This week was a momentous week in the continuing fight against AIDS in the UK. The National Aids Trust vs NHS England opens the way to providing preventive treatment for men who have sex with men (MSM) and sex workers at risk of…

Kerry McBroom Abstract One thousand people die every day in India as a result of TB, a preventable and treatable disease, even though the Constitution of India, government schemes, and international law guarantee available, accessible, acceptable,…

Gitau Mburu, Enrique Restoy, Evaline Kibuchi, Paula Holland, and Anthony D. Harries  Abstract  Adherence to treatment is a key element for global TB control. Public health laws can be used to enforce isolation, adherence, and completion…

S. Katrina Perehudoff, Brigit Toebes, and Hans Hogerzeil Health and Human Rights 18/1 Published June 2016 Abstract A constitutional guarantee of access to essential medicines has been identified as an important indicator of government commitment…

João Biehl, Mariana P. Socal, Joseph J. Amon Health and Human Rights 18/1 Published June 2016 Abstract The impact of increasing numbers of lawsuits for access to medicines in Brazil is hotly debated. Government officials and scholars assert…

Corinne Schwarz, Erik Unruh, Katie Cronin, Sarah Evans-Simpson, Hannah Britton, and Megha Ramaswamy Health and Human Rights 18/1 Published June 2016 Abstract The medical sector presents a unique opportunity for identification and service to…

Eugene T. Richardson, Mohamed Bailor Barrie, J. Daniel Kelly, Yusupha Dibba, Songor Koedoyoma, and Paul E. Farmer Abstract Despite more than 25 documented outbreaks of Ebola since 1976, our understanding of the disease is limited, in particular the…

Jeannie Samuel and Ariel Frisancho Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract  This paper discusses a human rights-based initiative developed in Puno, Peru, in which indigenous women seek to address problems with…

Eleanor Emery, Carmen Stellar, Krista Dubin, Taryn Clark, Aynsley Duncan, Alejandro Lopez, Joanne Ahola, Terri Edersheim, and Nicole Sirotin  Introduction  Every year, thousands of people seek legal asylum in the United States after…

MaryCatherine Arbour, Kara Murray, Felipe Arriet, Cecilia Moraga, Miguel Cordero Vega Health and Human Rights 13/1 Published June 2011 Abstract The earthquake of 2010 in Chile holds important lessons about how a rights-based public health…