International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare: Volume 8 Issue 3

Inequalities of general physicians and specialists visits’ utilization and its determinants in Iran: a population based study

Enayatollah Homaie Rad, Akbar Ghaisi, Masoud Arefnezhad, Mohsen Bayati

The purpose of this paper is to study, inequalities between general physicians’ and specialists’ visits in Shiraz. Also, the factors effecting the utilization of visits were…

Using children as informal interpreters in pediatric consultations

Bethany R Russell, Alejandro Morales, Russell D Ravert

Health care professionals (HCPs) face numerous barriers in providing services to limited English proficient (LEP) patients and their families. The purpose of this paper is to…

Inequalities in addressing the HIV epidemic: the story of the Indonesian Ojek community

Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Lillian Mwanri

The purpose of this paper is to identify the potential socio-cultural determinants contributing to inequalities and the susceptibility of the Ojek to Human Immunodeficiency Virus…

Discussing race, racism and mental health: two mental health inquiries reconsidered

Ian Cummins

The failings of “community care” in the late 1980s and early 1990s led to a number of inquiries. The purpose of this paper is to examine one of these key issues that is rarely if…

Refugees’ resettlement in a Canadian mid-sized Prairie city: examining experiences of multiple forced migrations

Louise Racine, Yixi Lu

– The purpose of this paper is to discuss the experiences of multiple forced migrations and resettlement among two refugee families in a mid-sized Canadian city.

Democracy, political freedom and health expenditures: evidence from Eastern Mediterranean countries

Ali Kazemi Karyani, Enayatollah Homaie Rad, Abolghasem Pourreza, Faramarz Shaahmadi

Health can be influenced by many factors. One of the factors is the political context of the country and democracy. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of freedom…

Editorial

Theo Gavrielides