PREVENTS-AKI: PREVENTion with SGLT-2 inhibition of Acute Kidney Injury in intensive care
Project
Endometriosis: Charting the way forward in Policy and Practice
Policy & Practice Report
Meaningful progress or empty promises? An analysis of how gender features in NCD action plans
Policy & Practice Report
Impact story – Mangala learns how to help others after losing her son to drowning
An empty lap
Mangala’s son would be on the cusp of adulthood had he not drowned seventeen years ago in a pond near the family home in a village in West Bengal.
She recalls how the day he died had started out like most others. Her husband, brother-in-law and father-in-law had left the house as the sun was rising, off to farm the land they rented nearby.
Her mother-in-law stayed at home to help care for Mangala’s two young sons while she started cooking for the family.
While Mangala was finishing the curry her mother-in-law headed outside to greet a passing salesman. Unbeknownst to her, her young grandson had followed her. When she stepped back indoors, alone, Mangala called for her son. When he did not respond, they started looking in earnest.
The search proved fruitless.
“I looked everywhere, in every corner of the house, but I didn’t find him. Then I shouted, asking neighbours where my child was. No one had seen him.By: MangalaMother who
GODIF: Goal-directed fluid removal with furosemide in intensive care patients
Project
Investing in the prevention of chronic disease to increase productivity in the Australian economy: submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable
Policy & Practice Report
The path forward for Health Star Ratings
Policy & Practice Report
Call to Action: Public health experts call on the Australian government to show leadership at all levels to tackle chronic disease
Policy & Practice Report
SMARThealth MLTC: Development and feasibility testing of a comprehensive management package for multiple long-term conditions in India and Indonesia
Project
Participation in the Third WHO Infodemic Manager Training
Project
Global Surgery and Trauma Research
Project
The CEDAW Index
The United Nations (UN) treaty body system is a powerful mechanism for promoting human rights. The UN influences government action through monitoring, programs, and country-specific recommendations.
In the context of women’s rights, the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) influences government action by periodically reviewing 189 countries every four years. Governments report on their progress ahead of each review, and civil society organisations offer grassroots perspectives to the Committee in the form of ‘shadow reports’ which validate or challenge government narratives.
The problem
A significant challenge limiting the potential of the UN treaty body system is that the CEDAW Committee lacks clarity on the implementation of its recommendations, and their overall effectiveness in achieving health and social outcomes.
Despite its 40-year history, CEDAW lacks a systematic monitoring tool to track implementation. Government