Law and the Public's Health

The publics of public health in Africa

How do we understand the public character of public health in contemporary Africa? What are the parameters of community engagement in health care delivery, medical research and disease control programmes? To what extent is public health in Africa a project led by African Governments? Through what political processes and deliberative practices can African publics influence the priorities of rese...

Global health and the law.

Mental Health and the Law

Law Association for Asia and the Pacific) organised an interdisciplinary seminar at Madras on "The strategies for Professional Collaboration to Promote the Rights of the Mentally 111", which was attended by members of the legal and mental health profession. While an atmosphere of bonhomie prevailed, there were also undercurrents of mutual discomfort. This discomfort was generally due to fears o...

Law and the Public's Health.

Public Health Reports / May–June 2013 / Volume 128 ! 231 This edition of Law and the Public’s Health considers one of the most complex and important issues in health law and public health system transformation: how the law affects the use, release, and sharing of health information. In her article, Professor Jane Thorpe examines the role of information in transforming health care, how informati...

Bioterrorism, the public's health, and the law.