General Info

Founded in 1993, Francois Xavier Bagnound Center for Health and Human Rights is an academic center that focuses on the practical dynamic between the issues of health and human rights. It combines academic strengths of research and teaching with a commitment to service and policy development. The center works at international and national levels in collaboration with health and human rights practitioners, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions and international agencies. Some of the programs include the Haiti Child Protection Assessment, the Research Program on Children and Global Adversity, the Shanu Adolescent Agency Initiative and the Health Rights of Women and Children.