CPRH Statements

  • On International Human Rights Day, most Filipinos still do not enjoy a right to health

    On International Human Rights Day, most Filipinos still do not enjoy a right to health

    On International Human Rights Day, most Filipinos still do not enjoy a right to health; despite the pandemic, inequity in access to health services has risen amid marginal changes to infrastructure and budget—failing Constitutional and international obligations to protect and fulfill the people’s right to health and its defenders The United Nations fully defines the…

  • Amid Omicron-driven surge, testing must finally be made free and accessible to all

    Amid Omicron-driven surge, testing must finally be made free and accessible to all

    Amid Omicron-driven surge, testing must finally be made free and accessible to all; renewed focus on community-based interventions needed against variants Just days into the new year and the country is facing yet another surge in COVID-19 cases. With the pandemic entering its third year in the Philippines and across the world, those handling the…

  • A year since the TRIPS waiver proposal, and the Philippines continues to waver on the waiver

    A year since the TRIPS waiver proposal, and the Philippines continues to waver on the waiver

    This time last year, South Africa and India filed a proposal at the World Trade Organization seeking to remove intellectual property barriers and waive patents on diagnostics, medicines, vaccines, and technologies that will prevent, treat, and contain the pandemic. Since then, over 100 countries around the world have backed the move, including most African and…