[video] Poorest first: Gandhi's talisman 4 preamble of legally binding Treaty: Human rights of older persons

Ageing with HIV must not mean growing invisible

As long-term HIV survivors face stigma, fragmented healthcare and financial insecurity, community leaders call for a legally binding UN treaty that guarantees dignity, gender equality and government accountability for all older persons

[हिंदी] As people living with HIV grow older, stigma, multiple age-related health conditions, financial insecurity and fragmented care threaten their rights and dignity. A legally binding UN treaty on human rights of older persons must ensure that longevity is matched by enforceable rights, adequate resources and community-led accountability.

6th Annual Global Media Forum on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

 

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[video] Centring the marginalised: Intersectionality and population ageing in universal periodic review (UPR) and legally-binding instrument/treaty on human rights of older persons

Ahead of global summit Nigeria calls on the world to turn AMR pledges into action

Nigeria is preparing to take centre-stage in the global fight against drug resistance or antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with the Federal Government of Nigeria pledging a coordinated, cross-sectoral response to AMR. AMR is a growing public health threat that could make routine infections harder to treat, increase the risks associated with surgery and childbirth, and place additional pressure on already stretched healthcare systems.

Gender equality must be central to diplomatic leadership and right to health

From the diplomatic corridors to the healthcare system, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan Maya Tissafi highlights the persistent gender gap, the economic costs of women’s ill health, and the need to defend sexual and reproductive rights.

SHE & Rights: Centring the marginalised: Intersectionality and population ageing in UPR and LBI-HROP

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We welcome you to the 51st SHE & Rights session on Friday, 16th October 2026. We cannot achieve health and gender rights of older persons if they are on the blind-spot, especially those who are marginalised, vulnerable and often left behind. Human rights of older persons are non-negotiables and not an ‘afterthought,’ and so are the rights of people in all their diversities throughout their life-course.

How community-led AI-powered X-Rays are helping find TB among those without symptoms

[हिंदी] Some of the people diagnosed with TB in a couple of important community-based screening initiatives in Delhi did not come to the health facility complaining of a cough, fever or other obvious symptoms. They came for something else - routine follow-up for HIV care, or because a mobile screening camp had reached their neighbourhood.

AMR survivor, lawmaker and WHO call to protect medicines that keep us safe

At the AMR Exhibition in European Parliament, a strong call to drop the 'silent pandemic' label, and to turn One Health commitments into laws, funding and accountability

[हिंदी] At the European Parliament this week, an exhibition titled "Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): The Human Stories Behind a Silent Pandemic" confronts visitors with a stark reality. Antimicrobial resistance is not a distant scientific problem. It is already destroying families, emptying bank accounts, and killing at least one million people every year from drug-resistant bacteria alone — two every minute.

[video] Over 1 million bacterial antimicrobial resistance deaths every year

[video] Survivors of antimicrobial resistance give human face to AMR: AMR Exhibition in European Parliament

CNS at AIDS 2026: Impact report

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Putting rights, choices and investment at the heart of bodily autonomy and sexual health

[हिंदी] Bodily autonomy and sexual health are often framed as matters of individual health, personal choice and human rights. But the latest evidence from the Adding It Up 2024 report by Guttmacher Institute shows that meeting sexual and reproductive health needs is not merely a health expenditure—it is a smart investment that can save lives, reduce unintended pregnancies and generate significant economic returns.

[video] Closing the gap for safe abortion and other sexual and reproductive health and rights

Earned media coverage report ahead of UNGA81, International Day of Older Persons and Intergovernmental Working Group Meeting on Human Rights of Older Persons 2026

Longer lives, equal rights: Why ageing needs a gendered human rights response

[हिंदी] October 2026 may mark a pivotal moment in the global fight for equality and human rights for older persons. On 1st October the world observes the International Day of Older Persons under the theme "The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives." Later that same month, the UN Inter-Governmental Working Group on the Human Rights of Older Persons reconvenes at UN in Geneva to advance work on the drafting of a legally binding international treaty.

SHE & Rights: Closing the gap for safe abortion and other sexual and reproductive health and rights

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Special highlight: Sharing of Adding it up 2024 Guttmacher’s Report findings and interactive costing tools

This 50th session marks 2nd anniversary of SHE & Rights!

We welcome you to the 50th SHE & Rights session on Friday, 18th September 2026 – which also marks 2nd anniversary of hosting SHE & Rights regularly to counter anti-rights pushbacks and advance gender equality and human right to health –by engaging media and other stakeholders, especially in the Global South.

From sea barriers to TB elimination: Lakshadweep’s #endTB blueprint for India

In a landmark public health achievement, Lakshadweep became the first among Indian states and union territories to reach TB elimination levels. Lakshadweep is a sterling example that if we prevent-find-treat ALL TB in a person-centred and rights-based manner where "no one is left behind," we can end TB - even in a part of a country like India (which has the highest TB burden globally).

[video] Dr MP Nezeeda, State TB Officer of Lakshadweep shares learnings on journey to #EndTB

Beyond disguise: Defending women's rights against the anti-rights backlash

[हिंदी] With just 52 months left to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals, the world is already falling dramatically short on goals related to gender equality and health rights. Decades of progress secured through legally binding treaties and other international agreements and commitments, are being threatened by a growing anti-rights backlash.