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Health Workers: Heroes, Yes, But They Need Our Support

WEBIn a survey of 901 health workers in the United States—most in high-resource, urban or semi-urban health settings—conducted by Physicians for Human …

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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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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 …

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US: Concerns of Neglect in Nursing Homes Human Rights Watch

WEBPotential neglect and prolonged isolation may have caused serious harm to many people in nursing homes in the United States during the Covid-19 pandemic, …

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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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“We Have to Be Worried”

WEBThis report examines the effects of lead contamination in Kabwe, a provincial capital, on children’s rights to health, a healthy environment, education, and …

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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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Air Pollution Threatens Health and Drives Climate Change

WEBAir pollution is an issue of global significance. Outdoor air pollution is directly linked to climate change as it is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. …

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Human Rights Crisis: Abortion in the United States After Dobbs

WEBJackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022, people in the US who can become pregnant are facing an unprecedented human rights crisis. In Dobbs, the …

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“The Air is Unbearable”: Health Impacts of Deforestation-Related …

WEBThe 50-page report, “The Air is Unbearable: Health Impacts of Deforestation-Related Fires in the Brazilian Amazon,” uses official health and …

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Reproductive Rights in the US Wildfire Crisis

WEBThe 78-page report, “Reproductive Rights in the US Wildfire Crisis: Insights from Health Workers in Oregon State,” finds that the US government needs to do more …

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Why Lawmakers Should Legalize Abortion Human Rights Watch

WEBThe bill would legalize abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy—and later, if the pregnancy resulted from rape or threatened the person’s life or health, …

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Gaza: Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion

WEBThe explosion that killed and injured many civilians at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023, resulted from an apparent rocket-propelled munition, such …

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US: Lack of Paid Leave Harms Workers, Children

WEBDomestic Workers. (New York) - Millions of US workers - including parents of infants - are harmed by weak or nonexistent laws on paid leave, breastfeeding …

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“We’re Dying Here”: The Fight for Life in a Louisiana Fossil Fuel

WEBResidents of Cancer Alley are the victims of deadly environmental pollution from the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry. They face severe health harms including …

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Afghanistan: Taliban Deprive Women of Livelihoods, Identity

WEBMost interviewees cited serious mental health consequences since the Taliban takeover, including fear, anxiety, hopelessness, insomnia, and a deep sense of …

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New Jersey: Prison Resources

WEB972 Broad Street. Newark, NJ 07102. Phone: (973) 643-3192. Contact: Bonnie Kerness, Associate Director. Website: www.afsc.org. Agency Head: Michael …

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World Report 2024: El Salvador Human Rights Watch

WEBIn 2020, Canales, along with 13 other MS-13 members, had been indicted in the US on terrorism charges relating to his alleged involvement in organized crime in the US, …

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