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Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

JANUARY 18, 2024

While receiving significant global traction and acceptance since their publication in 1985, the Siracusa Principles, the authors argue, proved to be simply “unequal to the task” of guiding States’ conduct in the context of COVID-19 because they are “unable to speak in any significant detail to the particular concerns of public health crises.”

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Reclaiming Global Public Health

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fielding calls from heads of state, they decided what vaccine deliveries to prioritize , shaping which countries could protect lives and livelihoods. The answer to one of the most important public health questions of our time — who gets access to vaccines? — Private decisions did not match public health need.

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Human Rights Principles in Public Health Emergencies: From the Siracusa Principles to COVID-19 and Beyond

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One of us (LG) was involved in the drafting of the Siracusa Principles, which have become the chief international instrument governing permissible human rights limitations during national emergencies. The inadequacy of Siracusa in the the context of public health emergencies Then came COVID-19.

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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

Bill of Health

AUGUST 29, 2022

On October 8, 2020, Moderna, the maker of one of the first mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 and the recipient of billions of dollars of U.S. government funding, announced that it felt “a special obligation … to use our resources to bring this pandemic to an end as quickly as possible.” By Jorge L.

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Judging in the Pandemic – A Malawian Perspective

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

By Zione Ntaba Malawi is not a stranger to public health crises in the last number of years, having faced a severe HIV epidemic and several cholera outbreaks continuing into 2023. Nevertheless, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a major panic in the country’s legal system and judiciary.

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The Proposed TRIPS Compromise Risks Setting Several Bad Precedents

Bill of Health

APRIL 7, 2022

The proposed compromise would allow for “the use of patented subject matter required for the production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines without the consent of the right holder to the extent necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of the Agreement, as clarified and waived.”

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Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Despite these experiences, Kenya failed take a human rights-based approach to responding to COVID-19, as was also the case in many other countries. One of the most glaring reasons for this failure was that the Kenyan government simply did not know how to do so.

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Vaccine Mandates in the Military: Litigation Over Religious Exemptions

Bill of Health

MARCH 30, 2022

Department of Defense (DoD) put in place requirements for service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Litigation has since ensued over the military branches’ restrictive approach to religious exemptions to vaccination. The Navy, so far, has granted only one religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Responding to Public Health Emergencies by Upholding Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law

Bill of Health

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It has been an important forum for enabling States to address the fault lines in national public health systems, bridge gaps in global health security and policy, and strengthen collective efforts to build back better. Supply chains must be strengthened, diversified, and kept open during public health emergencies.

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NHS COVID Pass recognised as equivalent to EU certificate

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The EUDCC, which covers COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery, aims to facilitate safe travel for citizens in Europe. Previously most EU countries accepted the NHS COVID Pass, but only a few were able to scan them. WHY IT MATTERS. We are open to other countries to join our system.”

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Introduction to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Roojin Habibi, Timothy Fish Hodgson, and Alicia Ely Yamin Today, as the world transitions from living in the grips of a novel coronavirus to living with an entrenched, widespread infectious disease known as COVID-19, global appreciation for the human rights implications of public health crises are once again rapidly fading from view.

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Race Equality Foundation says UK review into medical device bias is not enough

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The UK government has launched a “far-reaching review” into the impact of potential bias in the design and use of medical devices. Race Equality Foundation CEO Jabeer Butt welcomed the review, but said it was not enough to explain the disproportionate deaths of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people from COVID-19.

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The Impossibility of Legal Accountability for COVID-19 Torts

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Liability shields in the pandemic context may also be interpreted as “symbolic gestures by state legislators who were desperate to point to action at a time when government at all levels seemed paralyzed in the face of COVID.” Legal limitations and strategies.

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Making Explicit a Rights-Based Approach to Infodemic in a Public Health Emergency

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 31, 2023

By Calvin Wai-Loon Ho With the mainstreaming of digital technology across many spheres of social life, infodemic management must be an integral part of public health emergency prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.

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Roundup: India's CoWIN to track all vax status and more briefs

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Indian government is upgrading its COVID-19 vaccination platform, CoWIN, to digitally track people's vaccination status against common preventable diseases, including measles, rubella and COVID-19. Eka Care helps fast-track OPD token implementation in public hospitals.

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Unlocking the mRNA Platform Technology: Walking the Talk with Investment Protection

Bill of Health

APRIL 7, 2023

By Aparajita Lath Two articles published last month in the BMJ analyze the public investment and financing of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting the extensive government funding that has supported the development of mRNA technology from 1985 to 2022. government. It is generally known that the U.S.

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COVID-19 Showcased Failed Global Cooperation

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 26, 2023

However, the deep wounds of the pandemic remain, compelling those concerned about this pandemic and future health emergencies to account for catastrophic failures by those in power. Public health emergencies aren’t entirely preventable. That has created deep inequities in access to health products that can save lives.

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Private Employer Vaccine Mandates in the Courts

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

After the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers was withdrawn last month , many pronounced private employers to be “on their own” to make decisions about vaccine requirements for their employees.

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How to Fairly Allocate Scarce COVID-19 Therapies

Bill of Health

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Delta variant led the federal government to resume control over mAb supply and promulgate allocation guidelines. Older and medically vulnerable people who continue to face high risk of COVID-19 illness after vaccination should not be asked to wait in line behind adults who refused vaccines.

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The Case for Procurement Transparency

Bill of Health

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Tara Davis and Nicola Soekoe In January 2021, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” if wealthier nations did not ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

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Data Lights the Path Toward Ethical COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The following is a guest article by Kurt Waltenbaugh, CEO at Carrot Health.

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UAE first country in Arab world to begin manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine

Mobi Health News

APRIL 1, 2021

Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 contact tracing app will now also function as a national vaccine registry. Hayat-Vax is a joint collaboration between Sinopharm CNBG and Abu Dhabi’s G42.

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More than 591 million EU Digital COVID Certificates issued since June 2021

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

More than 591 million EU Digital COVID Certificates (EUDCC) have now been generated, according to a European Commission report published today. The certificate, which covers COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery, aims to facilitate safe travel for citizens in Europe.

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Strategic Maneuvers in Response to COVID-19 Denialist Laws and Policies

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, now entering its fourth year in 2023, legislators, executives, and judges at every level of government have sought measures to derail efficacious public health interventions. And that’s where they are wrong. Some victories came easy.

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What the New York City Marathon Can Teach Us About Equitable Access to Vaccines

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

At the same time, they are regularly treated as commodities , often in ways that are completely divorced from their public health value. How may we convince these actors — governments, private-sector companies, funders — to agree to a more equitable allocative framework? is the relevant criterion the mortality rate?

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How pilots, bartenders and retired nurses helped one city boost vaccine access

Healthcare It News

MARCH 3, 2022

In January 2021, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness went live with LouVax, a vaccine scheduling and management system focused on increasing access to the COVID-19 vaccine. After operating on paper for a few weeks, the agency launched the tool. HIMSS22 Coverage.

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Using Contracts to Lessen Inequities in Access to Medicines in Pandemics and Epidemics

Bill of Health

MARCH 24, 2022

Research funding contracts can help to safeguard against profound inequities in global allocation and distribution of lifesaving diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines. During large transnational public health crises, global demand soars for diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines. We summarize our proposals in the following sections.

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Federal Failures to Protect Incarcerated People During Public Health Crises

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Decarceration would obviously go a long way in stopping the ongoing harms of COVID-19 in prisons and jails, and preventing such harms from future pandemics and public health crises. Despite widespread calls to decarcerate at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread decarceration has not occurred.).

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Using Legal Preparedness to Minimize Liability Barriers to Accessing Pandemic Vaccine and Medical Countermeasures

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a public health emergency, pharmaceutical manufacturers’ liability concerns can slow the deployment of urgently needed vaccines and other medical countermeasures (MCMs). Products used during public health emergencies raise unique issues either because of their novelty, scale and type of proposed use, or regulatory pathway.

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The Biden Administration’s Whole-of-Government Approach to Equity – in Health and Beyond

Health Populi

JANUARY 22, 2021

Here’s a key detail in the fine print of the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government: “ Equal opportunity is the bedrock of American democracy, and our diversity is one of our country’s greatest strengths. But for too many, the American Dream remains out of reach.

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Healthcare, Heal Thyself! How the Industry Can and Should Play the Trust Card

Health Populi

MAY 26, 2021

The emergence of the COVID-19 vaccine “infodemic” has slowed the ability for nations around the world to emerge out of the public health crisis. At the root is peoples’ lack of trust across a range of information providers, including government, media, business, and even peers.

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Milwaukee County Addresses Health Equity with Data and GIS Technology

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

They are now incorporating an equity lens into other areas of public health. We wanted to learn more about their pioneering work combining health equity and GIS technology. Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Local government needs to take a leadership role and we intend to do so.”.

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Scarcity Is Not an Excuse to Discriminate: Age and Disability in Health Care Rationing

Bill of Health

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Colombian case reinforces that human rights and public health are not mutually exclusive. Importantly, this is reflected in the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies (2023). Can age and disability be considered in triage decisions in the face of public health emergencies?

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The Supreme Court Threatens to Undermine Vaccination Decisions Entrusted to the States

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Newsom a legal principle that threatens to upend over a century of legal precedent recognizing the authority of state governments to ensure public health by mandating vaccines. The former actually further a state’s interest in promoting public health, unlike religious exemptions, which subvert this goal.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic, the Failure of the Binary PHEIC Declaration System, and the Need for Reform

Bill of Health

JANUARY 7, 2022

The legal and institutional regime aimed at preventing and controlling the spread of infectious diseases, grounded on the International Health Regulations (IHR) was heavily criticized. The alarm mechanism based on the declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), in particular, has been severely tested.

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Health Care Planning for 2022 – Start with a Pandemic, Then Pivot to Health and Happiness

Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Continue to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters, and the self-care routines such as masking with effective facial coverings and physical distancing, along with testing. Learn more about climate change’s impact on health care and what you and your organization can do to help re-shape the future.

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Know Your Adversary: HC3 Shares Details of Chinese APT Groups Targeting the Healthcare Sector

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 24, 2023

The healthcare industry is actively targeted by financially motivated cybercriminal gangs; however, state-sponsored hacking groups also seek access to healthcare networks and are actively targeting healthcare providers and other entities in the healthcare and public health sector. healthcare organizations.

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For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

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MAY 15, 2023

"We do advocate for telehealth payment parity for FQHCs so that telehealth services will be fully reimbursed after the public health emergency," Ajmal noted. Ryan Health also procured and implemented an online scheduling system toward the end of 2020 just as the COVID-19 vaccines were becoming available.

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COVID-related enforcement actions

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AUGUST 2, 2022

This month’s article looks at COVID enforcements.?? ?. Healthcare compliance history has shown that when the government disperses significant funds, audits and enforcement associated with the disbursement of those funds will shortly follow. Remember when immunizations for COVID first became available? Let’s look at a few.

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Quantum Algorithms for Healthcare

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Robert Hooke’s detailed drawings of cells relied on his compound microscope, and the development of the COVID-19 vaccine hinged on genetic research powered by computers. Tech giants, small startups, government labs, and universities alike are currently exploring how to make better hardware. classical) computers.

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