Human Rights and Global Responses to the Pandemic in the Age of Hyper-globalization
The age of hyper-globalization requires global institutions that enable global – collective – responses to contain pandemics worldwide.
Global Health & Human Rights
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Read more: Governance Needs for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: How to Ensure the Science-Policy Interface Governance Needs for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: How to Ensure the Science-Policy Interface
As policymakers consider proposals aimed at preventing another pandemic, the integration of the science-policy interface in their design is important.
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Read more: SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER SERIES: International Pandemic Lawmaking: Can a ‘Pandemic Treaty’ Promote Global Health Justice? SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER SERIES: International Pandemic Lawmaking: Can a ‘Pandemic Treaty’ Promote Global Health Justice?
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this panel discussion was held virtually, as an online webinar. Event Description Amid contention that global governance was unprepared and incapacitated in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this November, a special session of the World Health Assembly will convene to discuss a potential international instrument on pandemic preparedness…
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Read more: Can a Pandemic Lawmaking Exercise Promote Global Health Justice? — Final Symposium Editorial Can a Pandemic Lawmaking Exercise Promote Global Health Justice? — Final Symposium Editorial
Multiple entries argue that justice requires going beyond narrow disease surveillance to enhance legal as well as health system preparedness.
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Read more: Casualties of Preparedness: Rethinking the Global Health Security Paradigm Casualties of Preparedness: Rethinking the Global Health Security Paradigm
The governance of global health security must systematically integrate different kinds of expertise and meaningfully represent states around the world.
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Read more: From Cooperation to Solidarity: A Legal Compass for Pandemic Lawmaking From Cooperation to Solidarity: A Legal Compass for Pandemic Lawmaking
By understanding legal obligations in terms of solidarity, states would be guided toward actions that favor collective over individual benefit.
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Read more: Who Will Pay for COVID-29? (Or, Who Will Pay to Avert It?) Who Will Pay for COVID-29? (Or, Who Will Pay to Avert It?)
Amid discussions of a pandemic treaty, it bears emphasizing that any framework that does not reckon with cost will fall short of an acceptable solution.
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Read more: Decolonizing the Pandemic Treaty Through Vaccine Equity Decolonizing the Pandemic Treaty Through Vaccine Equity
Putting vaccine equity at the center of a pandemic treaty will already be a huge step towards global health’s decolonization.
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Read more: Why We Need a Transformative Right-to-Health Pandemic Treaty Now Why We Need a Transformative Right-to-Health Pandemic Treaty Now
Health systems that lack universality and inclusivity will always fall short on disease surveillance, detection, and response.
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Read more: The Import of the UNCRPD and Disability Justice for Pandemic Preparedness and Response The Import of the UNCRPD and Disability Justice for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
This commentary outlines three of the more important considerations for international pandemic lawmaking with respect to people with disabilities.
