Contribute to drafting the Framework Convention on Global Health

By Eric A. Friedman | Leave a Comment

Those of us who have been working on the Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH) have long debated when it would be time to begin drafting the treaty. The FCGH Alliance has now begun the drafting process, with the aim of catalyzing widespread engagement – and we hope, most importantly, reaching people who rarely have […]

Posted in Global Health, Global Health Governance, Health and Human Rights, Human Rights, Legal Issues ; Tagged: accountability, equality, equity, fcgh, FCGH Alliance, Framework Convention on Global Health, global governance for health, human rights, non-discrimination, participation, right to health, social determinants of health, universal health care.

10.19.18

The Framework Convention on Global Health: A Vote for Global Solidarity in an Era of Nationalistic Populism

By Eric A. Friedman | Leave a Comment

A Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH) – a global treaty based in, and seeking to more fully give life to, the right to health, enhancing accountability and advancing health equity – is an idea that persists. You may well ask: A global treaty in the current political environment, with many governments and rapidly strengthening […]

Posted in Global Health, Global Health Governance, Health and Human Rights, Human Rights, WHO ; Tagged: equality, fcgh, FCGH Alliance, Framework Convention on Global Health, global solidarity, human rights, nationalistic populism, right to health.

01.10.18

The Framework Convention on Global Health Alliance: Hope Springs Anew for the FCGH and Right to Health

By Eric A. Friedman | Leave a Comment

It is always spring for human rights. Old ideas embedded in fundamental values do not lose the boundless hope and energy of their birth. In a country that holds its first democratic election or peaceful transition of power, democracy is more than an idea and practice that has existed for centuries, but a new reality worthy […]

Posted in Global Health, Human Rights ; Tagged: fcgh, FCGH Alliance, Framework Convention on Global Health, human rights, NGO, right to health.

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