Reports

Health in Ruins: A Man-Made Disaster in Zimbabwe
PHR Report authored by Frank Donaghue, Rick Sollom, David Sanders, Susannah Sirkin, and Chris Beyrer
January 2009
The PHR report, which includes a preface by Justice Richard Goldstone, Mary Robinson and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, accuses the Mugabe ZANU-PF regime of the systematic violation of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and work.

MSM, HIV and the Road to Universal Access- How Far Have We Come?
amFAR Special Report
August 2008 
The efforts of Drs. Baral, Sifakis, Beyrer, and Cleghorn have made significant contributions to this report (page 9) and serve to promote this important research agenda.

"The Gathering Storm: Infectious Diseases and Human Rights in Burma"
July 2007

The report details the factors that have contributed to Burma’s dire health situation and to the spread of infectious diseases in Burma and the border regions of China, Thailand, Bangladesh and India. It also presents data about HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and lymphatic filariasis from health clinics operated by local governments and NGOs.

The authors explore whether it is possible to deliver international aid in a manner that is transparent and accountable, reach those most in need, and promote respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. They also provide recommendations to the ruling Burmese military regime, donors and foreign aid organizations, and other local and international groups, such as UN agencies and international governments, working on these issues.

"Responding to AIDS, TB, Malaria and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Burma: Dilemmas of Policy and Practice"
March 2006

This report released by the Center details what is known about infectious disease threats, including avian influenza (H5N1 virus) in Burma. It assesses the regional health and security concerns associated with these epidemics, as well as suggested policy options for responding to these threats in the context of tightening restrictions imposed by the ruling military junta.

The authors conclude that these threats constituted clear regional health and human rights concerns. An abridged version of the report was published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine.

Executive Summary in Chinese

Executive Summary in Burmese

"Chronic Emergency: Health and Human Rights in Eastern Burma"
September 2006

The Center for Public Health and Human Rights partnered with Mae Tao Clinic, ethnic minority health organizations and the Global Health Access Program to coordinate ongoing efforts to document the impact of human rights violations on health. The Global Health Access Program provided technical support and training for a health and human rights survey to measure the effect of forced displacement, crop destruction and other human rights violations on infant and childhood disease and death.

"From the Inside Out: Talking to Incarcerated Women About Health Care"
November 2005

The Center, in collaboration with the D.C. Prisoners' Legal Services Project, conducted an assessment of health care access and health needs, including mental health services, among women jailed at the two facilities in the District of Columbia. A total of 55 volunteers were trained on interview techniques and in the specifics of survey research for data collection.

Under the supervision of the project staff, the volunteers worked in the jail facilities over a period of five months to interview over 100 incarcerated women under attorney-client privilege. Questions addressed demographic variables, health status prior to arrest, including any known diagnoses and medication; access to care in the jail, medical services, prescription drug provision; sick call services; and new health conditions which occurred during incarceration, and how they were managed.

Support for this research and report was provided by Paul and Mariann Gertman.

"No Status: Migration, Trafficking and Exploitation of Women in Thailand"
July 2004

This report was released by Physicians for Human Rights at the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, and documents how the lack of legal status of Burmese and Hill Tribe women, and girls in Thailand results in discrimination and exploitation, lack of personal security and inability to access health care and other services. It is based on fieldwork conducted in March, April and May of 2004 by Ms. Karen Leiter, Dr. Chris Beyrer, and Mr. Moh Wit and Mr. Christopher Guerry.