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Monday, March 8 marked the celebration of International Women’s Day, a global tribute to the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In this guest post, Dr. Agnès Binagwaho, Permanent Secretary of Rwanda’s…

A number of non-traditional practices are arising in poor and developing communities to fight high maternal mortality rates. One example that has taken hold in many African countries is the use of non-physician clinicians (NPCs) – health care providers…

Week ending 28 June 2025 UN Expert calls health care workers defenders of the right to health… In her fifth report to the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng focuses on health workers as the protectors of the right to health.…

Ketan Tamirisa, Lara Kendall, Faraan O. Rahim, Paul Kim, Esraa Usman Eltayeb, and Nhial T. Tutlam On January 24, 2025, immediate stop-work orders from the Trump administration halted critical aid operations in Sudan, disrupting life-saving treatment…

Week ending 21 June 2025 Civilian deaths in conflict surged in 2024 Civilian deaths in conflict surged by 40% last year, according to new data released by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) with already marginalised groups facing…

Week ending 14 June 2025 Scientists sign up to Bethesda Declaration A letter to US NIH director Jay Bhattacharya signed by hundreds of NIH staffers has been supported by more than 22,000 other scientists, including multiple Nobel Laureates,…