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Race trouble: experiences of Black medical specialist trainees in South Africa
This research aimed to identify and explore the experiences of Black registrars in their training in the Western Cape ’s academic hospitals in order to identify structures, practices, attitudes and ideologies t... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Nicola Thackwell, Leslie Swartz, Sipho Dlamini, Lebogang Phahladira, Rudzani Muloiwa and Bonginkosi Chiliza Source Type: research

Condoms and sexual health education as evidence: impact of criminalization of in-call venues and managers on migrant sex workers access to HIV/STI prevention in a Canadian setting
Despite a large body of evidence globally demonstrating that the criminalization of sex workers increases HIV/STI risks, we know far less about the impact of criminalization and policing of managers and in-cal... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - November 17, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: S. Anderson, K. Shannon, J. Li, Y. Lee, J. Chettiar, S. Goldenberg and A. Kr üsi Source Type: research

Knowledge and exercise of human rights, and barriers and facilitators to claiming rights: a cross-sectional study of female sex workers and high-risk men who have sex with men in Andhra Pradesh, India
This study explores knowledge of human rig... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - November 17, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Deepika Ganju, Sangram Kishor Patel, Parimi Prabhakar and Rajatashurva Adhikary Source Type: research

Is the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Impacting Mental Health Laws and Policies in High-Income Countries? A Case Study of Implementation in Canada
Persons with psychosocial disabilities face disparate access to healthcare and social services worldwide, along with systemic discrimination, structural inequalities, and widespread human rights abuses. Accord... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - November 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Steven J. Hoffman, Lathika Sritharan and Ali Tejpar Source Type: research

The impact of a microsavings intervention on reducing violence against women engaged in sex work: a randomized controlled study
Women who engage in sex work are at risk for experiencing violence from numerous perpetrators, including paying partners. Empirical evidence has shown mixed results regarding the impact of participation in mic... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Laura Cordisco Tsai, Catherine E. Carlson, Toivgoo Aira, Andrea Norcini Pala, Marion Riedel and Susan S. Witte Source Type: research

Early child health in an informal settlement in the Peruvian Amazon
Informal settlements are common throughout the developing world. In Peru, land occupations, commonly “invasions” in Spanish, are a means by which the extremely poor attempt to obtain access to land. Here, we e... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gwenyth O. Lee, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Gabriela Salm ón-Mulanovich, Pablo Peñataro Yori and Margaret Kosek Source Type: research

Knowledge and utilization of sexual and reproductive healthcare services among Thai immigrant women in Sweden
Migration from Thailand to Sweden has increased threefold over the last 10  years. Today Thailand is one of the most common countries of origin among immigrants in Sweden. Since the year 2000, new HIV cases are... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Eva Åkerman, Per-Olof Östergren, Birgitta Essén, Cecilia Fernbrant and Ragnar Westerling Source Type: research

Erratum to: Diabetes self-management among Arab Americans: patient and provider perspectives
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Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Heather Fritz, Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller, Elizabeth A. Bertran, Fredrick D. Pociask, Sandra Tarakji, Judith Arnetz, Catherine L. Lysack and Linda A. Jaber Source Type: research

Does the operations of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana align with the goals of Primary Health Care? Perspectives of key stakeholders in northern Ghana
In 2005, the World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged member states to aim at achieving affordable universal coverage and access to key promotive, preventive, curative, rehabili... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 5, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Paulina Tindana, Philip Ayizem Dalinjong, Harry Nartey and James Akazili Source Type: research

Diabetes self-management among Arab Americans: patient and provider perspectives
Arab Americans have a high burden of diabetes and poor outcomes compared to the general U.S. population. Diabetes self-management (DSM) requires a partnership between patients and providers that fosters mutual... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Heather Fritz, Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller, Elizabeth A. Bertran, Fredrick D. Pociask, Sandra Tarakji, Judith Arnetz, Catherine L. Lysack and Linda A. Jaber Source Type: research

Does the operations of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana align with the goals of Primary Health Care? Perspectives of key stakeholders in northern Ghana
In 2005, the World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged member states to aim at achieving affordable universal coverage and access to key promotive, preventive, curative, rehabili... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Paulina Tindana, Philip Ayizem Dalinjong, Harry Nartey and James Akazili Source Type: research

Assessment of prison life of persons with disability in Ghana
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are a unique group that are often overlooked in many developing countries due to systemic weaknesses, lack of political commitment and inadequate support from government and no... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Joslin Dogbe, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Anthony Edusei, Gyikua Plange-Rhule, Nicholas Addofoh, Sandra Baffour-Awuah, Osei Sarfo-Kantanka, Charles Hammond and Michael Owusu Source Type: research

Civil society advocacy in Nigeria: promoting democratic norms or donor demands?
Civil society organizations (CSOs) are often assumed to be institutions that facilitate communication between citizens and policymakers. However, CSO advocacy is only as effective as the space allowed by gover... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - July 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: R. Taylor Williamson and Joshua Rodd Source Type: research

“It’s for us –newcomers, LGBTQ persons, and HIV-positive persons. You feel free to be”: a qualitative study exploring social support group participation among African and Caribbean lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender newcomers and refugees in Toronto, Canada
Stigma and discrimination harm the wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and contribute to migration from contexts of sexual persecution and criminalization. Yet LGBT newcomers and ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - July 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Carmen H. Logie, Ashley Lacombe-Duncan, Nakia Lee-Foon, Shannon Ryan and Hope Ramsay Source Type: research

Maternity care and Human Rights: what do women think?
A human rights approach to maternal health is considered as a useful framework in international efforts to reduce maternal mortality. Although fundamental human rights principles are incorporated into legal an... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - July 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Andrea Solnes Miltenburg, Fleur Lambermon, Cees Hamelink and Tarek Meguid Source Type: research