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Oral Health Professionals Positioned to Recognize, Help Trafficking Victims

March 27, 2024

Oral health professionals can serve as frontline defenders in the global fight against human trafficking, equipped to identify victims through unique dental and facial signs of abuse.

Human Rights

International Health

Global Health NOW

Kathryn Falb Named Leon S. Robertson Faculty Development Chair in Injury Prevention

December 11, 2023

Kathryn Falb is a recognized leader in preventing violence against women and children in humanitarian settings.

Department of International Health

People wait to receive a food donation from the Afterlife foundation during Islam's Holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kandahar

Advancing Human Rights in Afghanistan

December 08, 2023

On its 75th anniversary, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the world’s most translated document—but implementing it presents constant challenges. Nadia Akseer, founder of Mission Afghanistan 2030, discusses the challenges of achieving its aims.

Human Rights

International Health

Bloomberg School

Blessing Abosede with her son Iyanu. Abiodun Jamiu

In Nigeria, Hospitals Are Unlawfully Detaining Newborns to Force Payment of Medical Bills

November 09, 2023

Human Rights

International Health

Child and Adolescent Health

Global Health NOW

From Zero to Hope

November 07, 2023

I buried my dreams when I left Afghanistan. One day I’ll return to them.

Food/Nutrition

Human Rights

International Health

Public Health Magazine

Members of the press take photographs of a damaged ambulance in an Israeli army attack as clashes between Palestinian factions and Israeli forces continue in Khan Yunis, Gaza on October 07, 2023. The paramedics inside the unusable ambulance were seriously injured.

The Rules of War and Human Rights in the Israel-Hamas War

October 27, 2023

How laws governing war apply to health and human rights.

Health Equity

Human Rights

International Health

Bloomberg School

Human Rights Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of human rights? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Paul B. Spiegel

Distinguished Professor of the Practice

International Health

Paul Spiegel, MPH ’96, MD, is recognized for his research on preventing and responding to complex humanitarian emergencies and director of the Center for Humanitarian Health.