Category: HCI

Gaps in Knowledge of HIV Treatment-as-Prevention Hinder Disease Control

By Emanne Khan Antiretroviral therapy (ART) not only extends the lives of people with HIV. It also prevents sexual transmission of the virus. However, knowledge of ART’s impact on transmission has been slow to gain mainstream understanding and traction.  In 2011, the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN)-052 study received results from a trial of 1,763 […]

Devising Ways to Measure Unmet Need in Family Planning: A Thought Experiment

By Mahesh Karra Unlike many domains in health, the provision of high-quality family planning services is not only measured by the achievement of good reproductive health outcomes, but also considers the objective of helping women and couples maximize a complex and evolving set of preferences around future fertility and well-being.  For this reason, the demand […]

Women, Power and Property: The Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India

Quotas for women in government have swept the globe. Yet, little is known about their capacity to upend entrenched social, political and economic hierarchies. The new book, Women, Power and Property: The Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India, by Human Capital Initiative Core Faculty Member Rachel Brulé explores this question within the context of […]

Despite Widespread Access, Quality of HIV Care Differs Across South African Facilities

By Emanne Khan South Africa is home to the world’s largest population of individuals living with HIV, numbering nearly 8 million, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. South Africa also administers the world’s largest public HIV treatment program, which serves a patient population between 4-5 million people.  Despite the scope of the […]

Around the Halls: Top Policy Priorities for Improving the Status of Women

The 65th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is currently taking place from March 15-26, 2021. Established in 1946, the CSW is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. During the Commission’s annual two-week session, representatives of UN Member States, […]

Labor Market Power, Self-Employment and Development

As part of the Human Capital Initiative Speaker Series for Spring 2021, Dr. Francesco Amodio, Assistant Professor at McGill University, will present on the role of labor markets and freelancing in development. STARTS: 4:00 PM EST on Wednesday, April 28, 2020 ENDS: 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, April 28, 2020 LOCATION: Via Zoom REGISTRATION: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdOqpqzosH9dlcwfpGSRuxeQ_CxtnR5VE?_x_zm_rtaid=tEC2e49HQ1Gx_Z_8kV0MDA.1615575645064.390cd5f670e1df441f68dfccbfae77a0&_x_zm_rhtaid=280