Global Health Governance and Human Rights

Advancements in medical science and technology have the potential to transform global health, but they also bring ethical challenges related to fairness, accessibility, and equity. Intellectual property laws and governance structures, while encouraging innovation, can inadvertently limit access to essential treatments, particularly in underserved regions. Balancing the need for innovation with the imperative of equitable healthcare requires careful policy design and global cooperation. Addressing these issues is vital to ensuring that medical breakthroughs benefit all populations, not just those with economic or geographic advantages. Global Health Governance and Human Rights provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the ethical dimensions of healthcare innovation and the mechanisms that either promote or restrict access to life-saving medical treatments. By engaging with diverse perspectives, including those from law, medicine, global health governance, and human rights advocacy, it offers practical insights into how to reconcile the competing demands for innovation and equity. Covering topics such as affordable pharmaceuticals, right to food, and transgender persons, this book is an excellent resource for academicians, legal professionals, policymakers, healthcare practitioners, and those working in global health governance.

Jyothis Mary is a Teaching Scholar at the Centre for Trafficking, Exploitation, and Modern Slavery Studies at Hume Institute for Post-Graduate Studies, Lausanne, Switzerland. She is also a Legal Fellow, South Asia Team at the International Justice Mission. She holds a Master of Laws in Transnational Crime and Justice from the University for Peace and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Italy. She worked as an Assistant Professor at reputed institutions in India from 2017 to 2022. She practiced in the District and Sessions Court, Calicut, India, and worked as a Paralegal Volunteer at Kerala Legal Services Authority, India.

Akanksha Madaan is working as an Assistant Professor of Law at the School of Legal Studies, REVA University, Bangalore, distinguished for her profound expertise in legal education, particularly in Intellectual Property Rights and Criminal Laws. Acknowledged for her approachable demeanor and meticulous attention to detail, Akanksha has significantly contributed to academia through roles at esteemed institutions such as Banasthali Vidhyapeeth and Presidency University. With over four years of extensive experience, she has demonstrated proficiency in coordinating intellectual property initiatives, organizing workshops, international conferences, and faculty development programs, alongside instructing a diverse range of legal subjects. Akanksha's academic trajectory, highlighted by her ongoing pursuit of a Ph.D. at Gujarat National Law University and additional qualifications from prestigious institutes, underscores her unwavering commitment to lifelong learning. Noteworthy is her substantial scholarly output, comprising various publications and a design patent, further consolidating her position as a thought leader in legal pedagogy and intellectual property.

Amit Anand is presently working as an Assistant Professor at School of Legal Studies, REVA University, Bengaluru. He has completed his PhD (Law) from Lancaster University, U.K. in 2022 on the topic 'Unheard and Unnoticed: Violence Against Women in India (A Study of Practice of Witch-hunting, Honour Killing and Devadasi System)'. He holds LL.M (Human Rights) from the University of Reading, U.K. (2015) and B.A.LL.B. (Honours.) from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru (2014). He has presented several oral statements to separate United Nations Treaty Bodies. His joint submission on 'Measures to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children in Residential Care Homes in India' to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), September 2021 has been cited by the UNCRC. He has also submitted written evidence to the Women and Equalities Select Committee, House of Commons, UK Parliament on 'Women's reproductive health in the UK', October 2023. He has several paper publications in both national and international peer reviewed journals. He has also presented his research at national and international conferences including at the University of Cambridge, UK.