Publications

Advanced HIV Disease: Issue Brief

September 2nd, 2025

Abortion law reform in Africa: A reproductive health and rights perspective

Despite notable legal and policy advancements in post-colonial Africa, unsafe abortion remains a pressing public health concern. Abortion Law Reform in Africa: A Reproductive Health and Rights Perspec…

September 2nd, 2025

Zero-Draft Framework for Tracking Implementation of the Pandemic Agreement

The Pandemic Agreement directs the Conference of Parties (COP) to create a mechanism to facilitate and strengthen implementation, including by monitoring key commitments and progress. In support of th…

May 21st, 2025

Global Legal Environment for LGBTQ+ Sexuality and Public Health

In 2023 the Supreme Court of Mauritius cited human rights and public health arguments to strike down a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual same-sex sex. The parliament of Singapore recently did …

April 21st, 2025

Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond

Matthew M. Kavanagh, Luis Gil Abinader, Fatima Hassan and Eric Friedman Scientific advances to fight infectious diseases have been remarkable. International law and global governance have sought, and…

April 14th, 2025

Intersectional forces of urban inequality and the global HIV pandemic: a retrospective analysis

To determine how the intersection of increased urban growth and poverty has impacted HIV incidence and prevalence, given growing HIV inequalities globally. Retrospective analysis using combined data f…

April 9th, 2025

Abolishing USAID Would Contravene U.S. Law, the U.S. Constitution, and Would Harm Response to Current and Future Outbreaks

Matthew M. Kavanagh, Luis Gil Abinader In 1961, USAID was established as an independent agency by an act of Congress. Executive action dissolving or merging USAID with the U.S. Department of State wit…

February 3rd, 2025