Israeli bombings and blockade is destroying healthcare in Gaza
Until urgent interventions are made thousands of Palestinians face a slow and painful death in the absence of basic medical care and repeated attacks on health workers by Israeli occupation
Over 1.5 million cancer deaths in women worldwide could be avoided through proper prevention, says report by The Lancet
A recent The Lancet Commission analyzed data on the intersection of gender, power, and cancer distribution, issuing warnings about the unequal burden of disease still shouldered by women
Looking for a health agenda in the G20 Delhi Declaration
After the conclusion of the recent G20 meeting in New Delhi, health rights activists and researchers point out some of the gaps in the final declaration
Attacks on abortion providers continue worldwide
Health workers providing abortion care continue to be attacked and persecuted, with alarming trends registered across the globe
Critical public health experts face rising maltreatment and corporate intrusion
Critical public health is under attack by both corporate sector and authoritarian regimes, warned panelists at International Association of Health Policy Europe conference, citing examples of Palestine, Turkey, and Australia
On International Safe Abortion Day, women demand access to abortion through strong public health systems
On September 28, health and women’s rights activists are mobilizing to demand universal access to safe abortion and an end to the persecution of reproductive justice advocates
Capitalism is the greatest threat to public health, warn researchers and activists
During the opening of the 19th conference of the International Association of Health Policy Europe, academics and activists warned that capitalism remains biggest threat to human and planetary health
Health workers in Sweden demand workforce policies that do not rely on international recruitment
Nina Bergman from the Swedish Association of Health Professionals talks about the working conditions of health workers in Sweden and the trade union’s support for the struggles for workers’ rights in the Global South