O'Neill Institute and WLW Launch Publication on Conscientious Objection and Reproductive Health and Rights

By Ana S. Ayala | Leave a Comment

The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and Women’s Link Worldwide proudly announce the official launch of their joint publication Conscientious Objection and Abortion: A Global Perspective on the Colombian Experience. The publication is available in both English and Spanish. In 2009, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued a landmark Decision T-388/09 that sets […]

Posted in Global Health, Healthcare, Human Rights ; Tagged: abortion, access to health care, conscientious objection, health care provider, health care services, reproductive health, Reproductive Rights.

08.08.14

Ebola Declared an International Public Health Emergency: Are We Interested Now?

By Ana S. Ayala | Leave a Comment

Since my last post on the Ebola virus merely one week ago, the death toll in West Africa has risen from approximately 600 to close to 1,000, it has reached one more African country (Nigeria), and the first European to contract the virus was admitted to a hospital only yesterday. There are currently over 1,700 cases, […]

Posted in FDA, Global Health, WHO ; Tagged: access to health care, access to medicines, Africa, Chan, Ebola, IHR, infectious diseases, PHEIC, Piot.

05.02.14

The ACA: Towards “A State of Complete Physical, Mental and Social Well-Being”

By Ana S. Ayala | Leave a Comment

“Advancing the health of our nations is a fundamental commitment we make to all our people,” said U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sibelius in representation of the Americas before the World Health Assembly in May 2013. She then added, “[a]s President Obama recently reminded us, access to health care is ‘not some […]

Posted in Global Health, Health reform, Healthcare, Human Rights, WHO ; Tagged: ACA, access to health care, CESCR, global health, health and human rights, health care, health coverage, health equity, health reform, health services, HHS, ICESCR, Obama, Obamacare, poverty, president obama, public health, right to health, Sebelius, United States, World Health Assembly, World Health Organization.

03.13.14

"Uganda Be Kidding Me": Anti-Homosexuality Bill Becomes Law

By Ana S. Ayala | Leave a Comment

On February 24, 2014, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni signed the infamous anti-homosexuality bill into law. He signed it despite threats of losing economic aid from the United States (Uganda’s largest donor). Now, a number donors have suspended aid to Uganda, including the United States and the World Bank. The European Parliament passed a resolution just […]

Posted in Global Health, Human Rights ; Tagged: access to health care, Africa, anti-gay, Anti-homosexuality, CESCR, Gay, health and human rights, ICESCR, LGBT, LGBTI, Museveni, PEPFAR, right to health, Uganda.

02.07.14

CVS’s Bold Move: Goodbye Tobacco, Hello Health Care

By Ana S. Ayala | Leave a Comment

This week, the second-largest drugstore chain CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS) announced that it will stop selling tobacco products in its 7,600 pharmacies starting on October 1. The medical and tobacco control advocacy organizations applaud the decision, as it contributes to combatting tobacco consumption in the U.S. and exerts pressure on competitors to do the same. […]

Posted in Health reform, Healthcare, Tobacco ; Tagged: ACA, access to health care, CVS, National Healthcare, Obamacare, pharmacies, president obama, retail clinics, retail health clinics, tobacco control.

11.27.13

Retail Clinic: Friend or Foe?

By Ana S. Ayala | Leave a Comment

After not being able to get his son to the doctor for a strep throat test, Rick Krieger established the first retail clinic at a local grocery chain in 2000. The idea was to address issues of access to health care and allow patients to obtain care and treatment for minor conditions “in a quick, […]

Posted in Healthcare ; Tagged: access to health care, Affordable Care Act, Cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic disease, chronic disease management, chronic respiratory diseases, Diabetes, health care provider, health care services, heart disease, medical home, NCDs, obesity, patient, preventative care, primary care, retail clinics, Rick Krieger, Target, Walmart.

11.19.13

It’s All About Legs-Part II: Squeaky Wheel Gets The Oil?

By Di Wu | Leave a Comment

After I wrapped up last month’s blog post on the ownership of amputated limbs in China, I read an astonishing news story online: a 47-year-old Chinese peasant, Mr. Zheng Yanliang, cut off his diseased right leg to save both his life and healthcare costs. Mr. Zheng lives in Qingyuan County in the Hebei Province, just […]

Posted in Global Health, Human Rights ; Tagged: access to health care, affordability, China, health care.

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