Rajat Khosla
Biographic Data
| ID | 3893319 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rajat Khosla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rajat |
| FAMILY NAME | Khosla |
| SIGNATURE | KHOSLA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4960-4994 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 25 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Comment for conflict and health don't let sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian and fragile settings become a casualty of aid cuts and crisis fatigue
In 2025, 300 million people require humanitarian assistance, with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) crises driving 60% of preventable maternal deaths in conflict-affected countries. Despite the proven life-saving impact of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for SRH in Crisis Situations, official development assistance for SRH declined by 27% between 2022 and 2023, threatening implementation in fragile settings. Analysis of MISP Readine…
The politics of health justice
Women and children first
Violent conflicts today are reported in every region of the world and often lasting for protracted periods of time. More than 45 armed conflicts are active in the Middle East and North Africa alone, over 35 in Africa, 21 in Asia, 7 in Europe, and 6 in Latin America [1]. These conflicts leave indelible marks on societies, yet their effects are neither evenly distributed nor universally endured, with women, newborns, and children being among the mo…
The future at risk
Navigating power, participation, and priorities
This commentary examines the learnings from different countries included in the Special Series: Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents: Examining National Priorities, Processes and Investments. Studies focused on the initial phase of the GFF and highlighted key themes, including power asymmetries, stakeholder engagement, the alignment of funding to health needs, and the treatment of community health and quality of care with…
Decolonising global health research
Recent debates on decolonizing global health have spurred interest in addressing the power asymmetries and knowledge hierarchies that sustain colonial ideas and relationships in global health research. This paper applies three intersecting dimensions of colonialism (colonialism within global health; colonisation of global health; and colonialism through global health) to develop a broader and more structural understanding of the policies and acti…
What is a justice-oriented approach to global health
Equity in decline
box Equity in a world of declining resources poses unique challenges and requires rethinking traditional models of fairness and resource distribution
Dissent and the right to protest in context of global health
Reimagining human rights in global health
Background Data suggest that immunomodulation induced by DNA hypomethylating agents can sensitize tumors to immune checkpoint inhibitors. We conducted a phase 1 dose-escalation trial (NCT02998567) of guadecitabine and pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors. We hypothesized that guadecitabine will overcome pembrolizumab resistance. Methods Patients received guadecitabine (45 mg/m 2 or 30 mg/m 2 , administered subcutaneously on days 1…
Necessary but not sufficient
BACKGROUND: This paper is a scoping review of the impact of legal accountability efforts for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), exploring the links between legal accountability strategies and changes in the desired SRHR outcomes. METHODS: We defined legal accountability as use of the judicial system following state failure to respect, protect or fulfil SRHR as enshrined in national law, as well as individuals' or the state's use of…
Unmasking power as foundational to research on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Relations of power are intrinsic to the social \ndeterminants of sexual and reproductive \nhealth (SRH); they influence the content, \nquality and outcomes of SRH care; and they \nshape the negotiation and realisation of \nsexual and reproductive health and rights \n(SRHR) more broadly. Power dynamics \npervade how SRHR is understood, studied \nand acted on, in ways that are distinct from \nother health issues.1 For example, the deeply \nheld per…
Equity without human rights
As of 24 June, about 22.35% of the world population have been vaccinated against COVID-19. This represents a range from a low of 2.48% in Africa to a high of 39.01% in Europe and 41.43% in North America.1 Many have lamented the need to address these gaps and have vociferously called for ensuring vaccine equity. The question must be asked: if the goal is for all people to be vaccinated, will equity alone get us there? Over and above simply the ava…
When accountability meets power
This paper addresses a critical concern in realizing sexual and reproductive health and rights through policies and programs – the relationship between power and accountability. We examine accountability strategies for sexual and reproductive health and rights through the lens of power so that we might better understand and assess their actual working. Power often derives from deep structural inequalities, but also seeps into norms and beliefs, i…
From words to actions
Gender-transformative programming with men and boys to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights
Global health and human rights for a postpandemic world
> Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next. > > – Arundhati Roy1 Inspired by these words, we try to imagine ‘another world’; one which puts everyone’s health and human rights at the centre. For us to do that, we need to start with introspection about the world we wish to leave behind and ask ourselves some toug…
The Future of Human Rights in WHO
This chapter examines how the Sustainable Development Agenda—with its focus on equity, gender equality, and human rights—has provided an unprecedented opportunity to advance human rights within the World Health Organization (WHO). It looks at how human rights are increasingly permeating the Organization’s work, both implicitly and explicitly, and how this paves the way for a bolder vision for human rights in health. Through this examination, the …
Countdown to 2030
Improving access to safe abortion services in humanitarian crises
The Global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016–2030)
Box 1 The Global strategy for women's, children's and adolescents' health (2016-2030) Objectives of the global strategy: * Survive: end preventable mortality; * Thrive: promote health and well-being; and * Transform: expand enabling environments. Five drivers of change to achieve the objectives based on the global strategy action areas: * People: individual potential and community engagement; * Political effectiveness: country leadership, financi…
The Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in Health Facilities Globally
Sexual health in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
This paper examines different dimensions of sexual health as related to the measurement of sexual health indicators and the proposed changes in the International Classification of Diseases to address issues related to sexuality and sexual health with an aim of informing health policy-making and programming. The lack of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating sexual health outcomes has impeded the development of policies and programmes that suppo…
Human rights accountability for maternal death and failure to provide safe, legal abortion
In 2011, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued two landmark decisions. In Alyne da Silva Pimentel v. Brazil, the first maternal death case decided by an international human rights body, it confirms that States have a human rights obligation to guarantee that all women, irrespective of their income or racial background, have access to timely, non-discriminatory, and appropriate maternal health services. In…
Acesso a medicamentos como um direito humano
O presente artigo analisa o acesso a medicamentos, em especial aqueles considerados essenciais, como parte do direito a desfrutar do mais elevado nível possível de saúde. A partir da estrutura analítica do direito à saúde elaborada nos últimos anos, a primeira parte deste artigo concentra-se nos deveres atribuídos aos Estados. A segunda parte procura nos introduzir à responsabilidade das empresas farmacêuticas
Human rights accountability for maternal death and failure to provide safe, legal abortion
In 2011, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued two landmark decisions. In Alyne da Silva Pimentel v. Brazil, the first maternal death case decided by an international human rights body, it confirms that States have a human rights obligation to guarantee that all women, irrespective of their income or racial background, have access to timely, non-discriminatory, and appropriate maternal health services. In…
Acesso a medicamentos como um direito humano
O presente artigo analisa o acesso a medicamentos, em especial aqueles considerados essenciais, como parte do direito a desfrutar do mais elevado nível possível de saúde. A partir da estrutura analítica do direito à saúde elaborada nos últimos anos, a primeira parte deste artigo concentra-se nos deveres atribuídos aos Estados. A segunda parte procura nos introduzir à responsabilidade das empresas farmacêuticas
Sexual health in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
This paper examines different dimensions of sexual health as related to the measurement of sexual health indicators and the proposed changes in the International Classification of Diseases to address issues related to sexuality and sexual health with an aim of informing health policy-making and programming. The lack of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating sexual health outcomes has impeded the development of policies and programmes that suppo…
Acesso a medicamentos como um direito humano
O presente artigo analisa o acesso a medicamentos, em especial aqueles considerados essenciais, como parte do direito a desfrutar do mais elevado nível possível de saúde. A partir da estrutura analítica do direito à saúde elaborada nos últimos anos, a primeira parte deste artigo concentra-se nos deveres atribuídos aos Estados. A segunda parte procura nos introduzir à responsabilidade das empresas farmacêuticas
Human rights accountability for maternal death and failure to provide safe, legal abortion
In 2011, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued two landmark decisions. In Alyne da Silva Pimentel v. Brazil, the first maternal death case decided by an international human rights body, it confirms that States have a human rights obligation to guarantee that all women, irrespective of their income or racial background, have access to timely, non-discriminatory, and appropriate maternal health services. In…
The Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in Health Facilities Globally
Sexual health in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
This paper examines different dimensions of sexual health as related to the measurement of sexual health indicators and the proposed changes in the International Classification of Diseases to address issues related to sexuality and sexual health with an aim of informing health policy-making and programming. The lack of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating sexual health outcomes has impeded the development of policies and programmes that suppo…
The Global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016–2030)
Box 1 The Global strategy for women's, children's and adolescents' health (2016-2030) Objectives of the global strategy: * Survive: end preventable mortality; * Thrive: promote health and well-being; and * Transform: expand enabling environments. Five drivers of change to achieve the objectives based on the global strategy action areas: * People: individual potential and community engagement; * Political effectiveness: country leadership, financi…
The Future of Human Rights in WHO
This chapter examines how the Sustainable Development Agenda—with its focus on equity, gender equality, and human rights—has provided an unprecedented opportunity to advance human rights within the World Health Organization (WHO). It looks at how human rights are increasingly permeating the Organization’s work, both implicitly and explicitly, and how this paves the way for a bolder vision for human rights in health. Through this examination, the …
Countdown to 2030
Improving access to safe abortion services in humanitarian crises
When accountability meets power
This paper addresses a critical concern in realizing sexual and reproductive health and rights through policies and programs – the relationship between power and accountability. We examine accountability strategies for sexual and reproductive health and rights through the lens of power so that we might better understand and assess their actual working. Power often derives from deep structural inequalities, but also seeps into norms and beliefs, i…
From words to actions
Gender-transformative programming with men and boys to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights
Global health and human rights for a postpandemic world
> Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next. > > – Arundhati Roy1 Inspired by these words, we try to imagine ‘another world’; one which puts everyone’s health and human rights at the centre. For us to do that, we need to start with introspection about the world we wish to leave behind and ask ourselves some toug…
Necessary but not sufficient
BACKGROUND: This paper is a scoping review of the impact of legal accountability efforts for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), exploring the links between legal accountability strategies and changes in the desired SRHR outcomes. METHODS: We defined legal accountability as use of the judicial system following state failure to respect, protect or fulfil SRHR as enshrined in national law, as well as individuals' or the state's use of…
Unmasking power as foundational to research on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Relations of power are intrinsic to the social \ndeterminants of sexual and reproductive \nhealth (SRH); they influence the content, \nquality and outcomes of SRH care; and they \nshape the negotiation and realisation of \nsexual and reproductive health and rights \n(SRHR) more broadly. Power dynamics \npervade how SRHR is understood, studied \nand acted on, in ways that are distinct from \nother health issues.1 For example, the deeply \nheld per…
Equity without human rights
As of 24 June, about 22.35% of the world population have been vaccinated against COVID-19. This represents a range from a low of 2.48% in Africa to a high of 39.01% in Europe and 41.43% in North America.1 Many have lamented the need to address these gaps and have vociferously called for ensuring vaccine equity. The question must be asked: if the goal is for all people to be vaccinated, will equity alone get us there? Over and above simply the ava…
Dissent and the right to protest in context of global health
Reimagining human rights in global health
Background Data suggest that immunomodulation induced by DNA hypomethylating agents can sensitize tumors to immune checkpoint inhibitors. We conducted a phase 1 dose-escalation trial (NCT02998567) of guadecitabine and pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors. We hypothesized that guadecitabine will overcome pembrolizumab resistance. Methods Patients received guadecitabine (45 mg/m 2 or 30 mg/m 2 , administered subcutaneously on days 1…
What is a justice-oriented approach to global health
Equity in decline
box Equity in a world of declining resources poses unique challenges and requires rethinking traditional models of fairness and resource distribution
Decolonising global health research
Recent debates on decolonizing global health have spurred interest in addressing the power asymmetries and knowledge hierarchies that sustain colonial ideas and relationships in global health research. This paper applies three intersecting dimensions of colonialism (colonialism within global health; colonisation of global health; and colonialism through global health) to develop a broader and more structural understanding of the policies and acti…
The politics of health justice
Women and children first
Violent conflicts today are reported in every region of the world and often lasting for protracted periods of time. More than 45 armed conflicts are active in the Middle East and North Africa alone, over 35 in Africa, 21 in Asia, 7 in Europe, and 6 in Latin America [1]. These conflicts leave indelible marks on societies, yet their effects are neither evenly distributed nor universally endured, with women, newborns, and children being among the mo…
The future at risk
Navigating power, participation, and priorities
This commentary examines the learnings from different countries included in the Special Series: Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents: Examining National Priorities, Processes and Investments. Studies focused on the initial phase of the GFF and highlighted key themes, including power asymmetries, stakeholder engagement, the alignment of funding to health needs, and the treatment of community health and quality of care with…
Comment for conflict and health don't let sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian and fragile settings become a casualty of aid cuts and crisis fatigue
In 2025, 300 million people require humanitarian assistance, with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) crises driving 60% of preventable maternal deaths in conflict-affected countries. Despite the proven life-saving impact of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for SRH in Crisis Situations, official development assistance for SRH declined by 27% between 2022 and 2023, threatening implementation in fragile settings. Analysis of MISP Readine…
Political science (17 works) · Law (15 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Global health (7 works) · Reproductive health (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (6 works)