Centre for Global Health Law
Centre for Global Health Law
The Centre for Global Health Law is an interdisciplinary centre dedicated to advancing expertise in global health law. Law is central to government responses especially within the contexts of pandemics such as COVID, Ebola, Zika, Marburg etc. The Centre provides an innovative and collaborative space for researchers and students worldwide to engage with a plurality of critical approaches to global health law, such as feminist critiques, post-colonial and decolonial critiques, and socio-legal studies.
Sharifah is a Professor of Global Health Law at the University of Warwick and the Director of the Warwick Global Health Centre.
Projects
Advancing health data justice: A comparative study of health-related data governance in Canada, Germany and the UK
A project which examines how health-related data governance in Canada, Germany, and the UK can better serve structurally marginalised communities. Through policy analysis and community engagement, it aims to advance health data justice, ensuring equitable and inclusive health outcomes
There is no app for this! Regulating the migration of health data in Africa
An interdisciplinary project which seeks to analyse the regulation and migration of health data in Sub Saharan Africa - Uganda, Kenya and South Africa.
After the end: Lived experiences and aftermaths of Diseases, Disasters and Drugs in global health
A project that aims to document diverse lived experiences of crisis endings and to articulate ethical responsibilities of global health institutions post-crisis
Data Protection Law on Healthcare in the UK and China
By conducting a comparative analysis of regulations in China and the United Kingdom, this project examines the complexities of cross-border health data transfers and aims to establish robust safeguards that uphold public health priorities and privacy rights.
Advancing rights-based access to COVID vaccines as part of universal health coverage
A project which explores critical issues of equity and human rights in global vaccine access amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Partners
