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Governments Should Step Up on Public Health Care Spending

WebHowever, when Human Rights Watch analyzed WHO healthcare expenditure data, we found that 132 governments spent less than 5% of their GDP on health care on …

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In Sickness and in Debt: The Right to Health

WebIn Sickness and in Debt: The Right to Health. 50% of Pakistanis Do Not Have Access to Basic Primary Healthcare Services, and Approximately 42% Have No Access …

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In Sheep’s Clothing: United States’ Poorly Regulated Nonprofit

WebThe 62-page report, “In Sheep’s Clothing: United States’ Poorly Regulated Nonprofit Hospitals Undermine Health Care Access,” describes how the US …

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World Health Day Marked amid Widespread Failures to Invest in …

WebAs the world prepares to celebrate World Health Day on April 7, governments’ failure to invest adequate resources or appropriate budgetary support in public …

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HealtH and Human RigHts

Webpage 5 of 32 HealtH and Human RigHts WHeRe ReCent puBliCations HaVe addRessed HealtH and Human RigHts 1 united states: pgs 11, 14, 19, 20, 28, 29

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Global Failures on Healthcare Funding Human Rights Watch

WebThe ultimate measure of progress is the impact of spending on people’s health. For example, the United States spent about 9.6 percent of its GDP on health …

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US: Include Maternal Health in Climate Change Action

WebWomen's Rights. The administration of United States President Joe Biden should take concrete action to ensure that the country’s maternal health crisis, …

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Human Rights Watch

WebHonduras: Joint Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 97th Pre-Sessional Working Group. Joint submission by Centro de Derechos de …

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Venezuela’s Health Care Crisis Now Poses a Global Threat

WebIn 2019, the agency’s Humanitarian Response Plan for Venezuela received around one-third of requested funds. From July through December last year, the plan …

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Extreme Heat Is a Pregnancy Health and Reproductive Justice …

WebMany studies have shown that exposure to high temperatures, including in early stages of pregnancy, are associated with premature birth and stillbirth. A smaller …

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Draft “Pandemic Treaty” Fails to Protect Rights

WebWorld Health Organization (WHO) member states should push for clear commitments to human rights protections in the text of a draft “pandemic treaty” being …

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Lebanon: Hospital Crisis Endangering Health Human Rights Watch

WebSleiman Haroun, the head of the Syndicate of Private Hospitals, told Human Rights Watch that the Finance Ministry has not paid private hospitals an estimated …

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Kenya’s Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey

WebFour men sit chained in a room at the Coptic Church Mamboleo, in Kisumu city, western Kenya, where over 60 men, women, and children with real or perceived …

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“I Would Like Four Kids — If We Stay Alive”

WebThe 39-page report, “‘I Would Like Four Kids—If We Stay Alive’: Women’s Access to Health Care in Afghanistan,” documents barriers to Afghan women and girls …

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Hungary: Health Care Failures Endanger Lives

WebGovernment authorities should collect and publish disaggregated data about health worker infections and deaths during the pandemic, Human Rights Watch said. …

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“A Disaster for the Foreseeable Future”: Afghanistan’s Healthcare

WebThe sharp reduction in financial and technical development support for Afghanistan’s public health system since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 has …

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Africa: Covid-19 Exposes Healthcare Shortfalls

WebAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO) as of June 8, 187, 875 cases of Covid-19 had been reported across 54 African countries. The global health …

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African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding

WebAfrican governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritize public spending on health care, contributing to widespread inequalities in healthcare …

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Gambia: Bill Threatens Female Genital Mutilation Ban

WebA bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a groundbreaking 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) jeopardizes the rights of women and girls in the …

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Japan’s Transgender Law Revisions Should Be Grounded in …

WebMembers of Japan’s Diet are revising the law, declared unconstitutional, that allows transgender people to change their legal gender.

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Landmark Court Ruling Upholds Right to Healthy Environment

WebLast month, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found the Peruvian government responsible for violating the right to a healthy environment, among other …

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Africa’s High Teenage Pregnancy Rate Demands Strong Response

WebThroughout 2024, the African Union will mark the “AU Year of Education.” The aim is to renew collective commitment and joint action by African countries towards the …

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New Jersey: Prison Resources Human Rights Watch

WebAFSC Criminal Justice Program 972 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: (973) 643-3192 Contact: Bonnie Kerness, Associate Director Website: www.afsc.org …

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Suffering in Silence

WebSUFFERING IN SILENCE. The Links between Human Rights Abuses and HIV Transmission to Girls in Zambia. Human Rights Watch New York · Washington · London · Brussels

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Burkina Faso: Army Massacres 223 Villagers Human Rights Watch

WebThe Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including 56 children, in two villages on February 25, 2024.

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THE GYPSIES OF HUNGARYTHE GYPSIES OF HUNGARYTHE …

WebDuring the Ottoman occupation of Hungary, spanning some 150 years till the late 17th century, Romas had a measure of autonomy and began to specialize in certain …

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