- Human Rights and Development
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Sex work and related issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- Ethics in medical practice
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Health and Conflict Studies
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
Lothian Sexual Health
2019-2024
World Health Organization
2008-2022
University of Southern California
2020
Advisory Board Company (United States)
2019
Centro de Recursos Educativos Avanzados
2017
Harvard University
2014
University of Toronto
2012-2013
International Labour Organization
2013
World Health Organization - Pakistan
2009-2012
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2002
The World Health Organization is developing the 11th revision of International Statistical Classification Diseases and Related Problems (ICD-11), planned for publication in 2017.The Working Group on Sexual Disorders was charged with reviewing making recommendations disease categories related to sexuality chapter mental behavioural disorders 10th (ICD-10), published 1990.This includes diagnoses based primarily sexual orientation even though ICD-10 states that alone not a disorder.This article...
Much work on sexual health has emphasized adverse outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections/HIV, unintended pregnancy, and violence. Although these objectives are of continued importance, they reflect a global tendency to focus negative outcomes. Far less prominent in promotion, policy, programing is sustained recognition that pleasure an important aspect sexuality. This commentary centers within the contexts rights health. Our larger objective provide framework for addressing law,...
It is with absolute pleasure that I introduce this technical document provides supplementary information and materials to support our updated 2015 Declaration of Sexual Rights. This h...
This article provides technical guidance on the content, meaning, and application of World Association Sexual Health (WAS) Declaration Pleasure to various stakeholders practitioners working in area sexuality, sexual health, rights. A growing body work shows that pleasure is integral broader mental well-being rights indeed can lead improvements health. Yet, more research needed identify best ways incorporate achieve health for different outcomes populations. In first part this article, we...
This Guide seeks to provide insight and resources actors interested in the development of rights claims around sexuality sexual health. After engaging with vexed question scope rights, it explores rules principles governing way which human are developed applied health, how that is linked law made a matter state obligation. understanding critical policy programming health as supports calling on relevant range such privacy, non-discrimination, or other universally accepted well demanding...
This paper describes the development of a tool that uses human rights concepts and methods to improve relevant laws, regulations policies related sexual reproductive health. aims awareness understanding States' obligations. It includes method for systematically examining status vulnerable groups, involving non-health sectors, fostering genuine process civil society participation developing recommendations address regulatory policy barriers health with clear assignment responsibility. Strong...
Since the International Conference on Population and Development, definitions of sexuality sexual health have been greatly elaborated alongside widely accepted recognition that requires respect, protection fulfilment human rights. Considerable progress has also made in enacting or changing laws affect health, line with rights standards. These measures include legal guarantees against non-discrimination violence, decriminalisation consensual conduct guaranteeing availability, accessibility,...
In 2011, the Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued two landmark decisions. Alyne da Silva Pimentel v. Brazil, first maternal death case decided by an international human rights body, it confirms that States have a obligation to guarantee all women, irrespective their income or racial background, access timely, non-discriminatory, and appropriate health services. L.C. Peru, concerning 13-year-old rape victim who was denied therapeutic abortion had operation...
In the 25 years since International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), human rights legal standards have developed significantly, those involved in sexual reproductive hea...
This roundtable discussion is the result of a research symposium entitled In Transition: Gender [Identity], Law & Global Health where participants took up challenge to engage with question: What will it take ensure sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) transgender populations across globe? The barriers overcome are fierce, include not only lack access services insurance but also stigma discrimination, harassment, violence, violations at every turn. Transgender people must course lead...