More than half of laws and policies on health care workers' rights align with international standards, according to a study published December 9, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public ...

Muhammad Boota, a domestic worker in Lahore, requires an insulin injection every 10 days to help manage his diabetes. But just one of these injections costs about one-third of his meagre monthly ...

In a recent position paper published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine, representatives of the American College of Physicians (ACP's) Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee highlight ...

Human Rights Watch would like to express our appreciation to the Special Rapporteur (SR) on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health for ...

One of the most important intellectual strands in public health over the last century has been the development of a health and human rights approach. This approach reflects the understanding that ...

Mental health is increasingly recognized as a universal human right and an essential foundation of human development. Yet across the world, millions remain without access to the support they need, ...

On December 11, 2023, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Standing Committee on Reproductive Health, Equity, and Society and the Committee on Human Rights co-hosted a ...

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Formerly man had only a body and a soul. Now he needs a passport as well for without it he will not be treated like a human being—Stefan Zweig Ms. L. fled her home country for the United States, ...

Gayle Borne of Springfield, Tennessee, has fostered more than 300 children. In January, she took a foster baby, born extremely premature at just over 2 pounds, to her first doctor’s appointment. But ...