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Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

While receiving significant global traction and acceptance since their publication in 1985, the Siracusa Principles, the authors argue, proved to be simply “unequal to the task” of guiding States’ conduct in the context of COVID-19 because they are “unable to speak in any significant detail to the particular concerns of public health crises.”

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What the New York City Marathon Can Teach Us About Equitable Access to Vaccines

Bill of Health

Vaccines are pharmaceutical products, a critical tool in public and global health. At the same time, they are regularly treated as commodities , often in ways that are completely divorced from their public health value.

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Climate Change and Neglected Tropical Diseases: Key Takeaways from the WHO-WIPO-WTO Trilateral Symposium

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By Aparajita Lath* The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), hosted the 10 th Trilateral Symposium on Human Health and Climate Change in Geneva this November. HLS and Student fellow, PFC, 2022-2023.

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COVID-19: Vaccine mandate enforced in Austria

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The target to vaccinate 80% per cent of the German population at least once by the end of January 2022 has not been reached, according to a government announcement yesterday. In contrast, Austria’s health minister Wolfgang Mückstein stated: “Corona vaccination is an act of solidarity and cohesion. THE LARGER TREND.

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Cristina Britez and the Many Faces of Obstetric Violence

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The World Health Organization has advised that C-sections should only be performed when medically necessary on a case-by-case basis, such as in high-risk pregnancies, identified by preeclampsia symptoms (high blood pressure, protein in the urine, swelling, headaches, and blurred vision).

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The Trust Deficit Is Bad for Health: A Health/Care Lens on the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer

Health Populi

Health is the cornerstone to our core needs, thereby the cornerstone to trust.” ” So wrote Kirsty Graham , Global Leader of Sectors and Global Chair of Health at Edelman, in an essay explaining the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. The only declining industry segment here was social media, falling over the year.

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Reclaiming Global Public Health

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The answer to one of the most important public health questions of our time — who gets access to vaccines? — Private decisions did not match public health need. Monopoly control presents profound questions for public health governance. Together, these decisions had a profound impact on global public health.