child health

The second round of polio vaccination in Gaza began on Oct. 14, as a joint project of several United Nations agencies, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),…

A team of researchers collaborated on identifying, critiquing, and synthesizing current standards for healthcare for children deprived of their liberty in order to shine a light on one of the most neglected areas in the protection of children.

A groundbreaking investigation conducted by the Massachusetts has exposed the alarming impact of prolonged detention on children’s mental and physical well-being.

Panelists: Andrew Cohen, JD; Leah Zallman, MPH, MD; Lara Jirmanus, MPH, MD. On December 5, Harvard FXB sponsored a panel on proposed changes in regulations around public charge and immigration.  Dr. Lara Jirmanus, Andrew Cohen, and Dr. Leah…

Separation at the border On June 27, our colleague Chris Sweeney in the Harvard Chan Office of Communications interviewed Harvard FXB’s director of research, Professor Jacqueline Bhabha, on family separation for their feature Three…

Last month Alicia Yamin, our director of policy, served as a judge on the Symbolic Tribunal on Maternal Death and Obstetric Violence in Mexico City. Yamin and her co-judges heard harrowing testimony from 27 women, family members, and service providers…

July 23, 2015. Harvard FXB, working in partnership with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the World Health Organization, among other key partners, has produced a guide to help health policy makers “effectively and meaningfully implement a…