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Health systems that lack universality and inclusivity will always fall short on disease surveillance, detection, and response.
By Martin Hevia Over the past few years, more and more global health luminaries and leading NGOs have called for a Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH), for using the strongest instrument of international law to advance…
By Martín Hevia In 2006, Nobleza Piccardo, a main tobacco company in Argentina, had filed a claimed against the government of the Province of Santa Fe because a law sanctioned by the Provintial Congress completely…
By Martín Hevia In “D.M.A. s/ declaración de incapacidad” decided early this month, the Supreme Court of Argentina upheld the right to decide about one´s own death (“muerte digna”). As I had explained in a previous…
By Martín Hevia In 2015, the Argentine Supreme Court is to hear a case involving the right to die, death with dignity, and informed consent. Because of a car accident in the Province of Neuquén,…
By Martín Hevia Access to drinking-water is obviously necessary to lead a healthy life. However, in Latin America, many lack access to this vital resource. Very recently, in December 2, the Argentine Supreme Court discussed…
By Martín Hevia The Argentine Congress has just passed a new and unified Civil and Commercial Code. The new Code will be effective as of January 2016. The Code covers topics from torts and contracts…
