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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 — SPRING 2008 — “GLOBAL HEALTH ”

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Volume 2, Issue 2, Spring 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Intersection of Health and Human Rights: Interview with Dr. Chris Beyrer Kristy Crabtree

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A Methodology for Iraqi Refugee Health
Christopher J. Varady and Naijla Chahda

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Lack of Sanitation = Lack of Education: Creating "Girl-Friendly" Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa
Claire Thomas

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No Honor in Killing: Interview with Rana Husseini
Lorna Tychostup

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Can International Law Effectively Address Sexual Violence Against Women in Armed Conflict
Rena Kokalari

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The Needy and the Greedy: Access to Medication and Patent Law in light of the Novartis Case
Dr. Maya Sabatello, L.L.B.

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Rethinking Global Health Priorities: HIV/AIDS and Basic Health Services
Dr. Seye Abimbola

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Book Review: Children's Genitals Under the Knife
J. Steven Svoboda

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Health Perspective: Mongolia
Leif Waller

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Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor by Paul Farmer - Book Review
Adair K. Fincher

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 — AUTUMN 2007

Editor’s Message PGI Editorial Staff

Buying Your Way Into Heaven: The Corruption of Education Systems in Global Perspective
Dr. Stephen P. Heyneman

Corrupt Reciprocity
Dr. Johann Graf Lambsdorff

The Corporate Private Sector’s Role in Combating Corruption
Sofia Perazzo

The Defense Industry and the Prevalence of Bribery
Stephen Wrage, President, TRACE Institute

Measuring, Conceptualizing and Fighting Systemic Corruption: Evidence from Post-Soviet Countries
Christophe H. Stefes

The Resource Curse: Examining Corruption in the Extractive Industries
Janelle Lewis

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Revisited
an opinion piece byStephanie Kim

The "Leader for Life" Governance Model
Christopher Walker

Personal Experiences With Corruption
PGI Staff