
A Safe Retreat from the War on Drugs
Nov 11, 2020 applauds Oregon's decriminalization of drugs and advocates harm-reduction strategies like needle exchanges.
Tlaleng Mofokeng, a member of the Commission for Gender Equality in South Africa, is UN Special Rapporteur on the Right-to-Health and the author of Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations.
Nov 11, 2020 applauds Oregon's decriminalization of drugs and advocates harm-reduction strategies like needle exchanges.
Aug 25, 2020 underscores the need to decolonize global health funding, identifies her main goal as UN Special Rapporteur for Health, and shares the firsthand experiences that motivate her work.
Feb 21, 2020 highlights the effects of countries' failure to provide essential services to victims of gender-based crime.
Jul 3, 2018 says the Trump administration’s anti-abortion crusade is hurting women in South Africa and far beyond.
Huge fiscal and monetary stimulus programs have sparked a growing debate about whether advanced economies may sooner or later experience the sort of rapid price growth last seen a generation ago. While stimulus advocates point to current weak demand and the public’s deeply ingrained low-inflation expectations, anxious hawks fear that a new and dangerous global inflationary consensus may be taking hold.