The COVID-19 pandemic has brought questions around global healthcare financing and equitable access to treatments to the fore. But this is not the first time a spotlight has been thrown on the thorny issue of fair resource allocation in efforts to tackle global health issues. In her book, “The Uncounted: Politics of Data in Global Health” (Cambridge University Press), Dr Sara Davis considers how human rights issues can affect the data which underlie global healthcare funding. She looks closely at the indicators which drive resource allocation, the metrics used to measure success in tackling health issues, and the people whose experiences healthcare data often fails to capture. Ultimately, in a world of finite resources, this data plays an important role in determining who is more likely to live or die.

Interview with: Sara Davis (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva)
Host: Natasha Holcroft-Emmess
Producer/Editor: Christy Callaway-Gale
Executive Producer: Kira Allmann
Music: Rosemary Allmann

The Politics of Global Health Data (with Sara Davis)

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In this episode, we are exploring some of the key themes in Professor Sandra Fredman’s monograph, Discrimination Law – the new, third edition of which was published by Oxford University Press in December 2022. Sandra Fredman FBA KC is Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the USA at Oxford University, a fellow of Pembroke College Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Human Rights Hub. She is joined in conversation by Rosalie Abella, formerly a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; Jayna Kothari, a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India; and Helen Mountfield KC, a barrister practising at Matrix Chambers in the UK and Principal of Mansfield College Oxford.

Discrimination Law - Part 3

Discrimination Law - Part 2

Discrimination Law - Part 1

In October 2023, a historic decision was made by the Indian Supreme Court that held that there was no fundamental right to marry, denying the legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India under the Special Marriage Act. Frances Hand sat down with Devina Malaviya, to discuss the intricacies of this case Supriyo v. Union of India. Devina Malaviya is an Assistant Professor of Legal Practice and Assistant Dean in Clinical Legal Education at O.P.Jindal Global University. Devina's interests lie in the area of family law, constitutional law and criminal law. After graduating from National Law University in Delhi in2016, she worked as a law clerk, cum research assistant with Justice Kurian Joseph at the Supreme Court of India.

A Historic Moment: Indian Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/).

The Politics of Global Health Data (with Sara Davis)

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