About us – CSJHR

Advancing rights in healthcare

With a focus on over 20 counties in Kenya, we harnesses evidence to inform policy, programming, and action while planning to expand its impact to additional counties.

Who we are

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to research and advocacy, leading the way in making social justice and the right to health legally enforceable. Established in 2013, the Center for Social Justice and Health Rights (CESJ&HR) has evolved from the periphery to the forefront of advancing social justice and health rights in healthcare systems, both nationally in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Togo, and Cameroon, as well as globally.

We contribute to deconstructing the intersection of health and human rights through policy engagement, evidence-based advocacy, and community mobilization, particularly in over 20 counties in Kenya. We have harnessed evidence to inform policy, programming, and action, with plans to expand to additional counties.

CESJ&HR focuses its efforts on critical issues of social justice and health rights in Africa, including Just Economies and Inequality, sexual and reproductive health rights, education rights for all, gender justice and women’s rights, advocating for recognizing unpaid work by women in trade and health, accountable governance, and humanitarian work addressing the needs of vulnerable populations such as women, children, orphans, sexual minorities, people affected by TB, people living with HIV/AIDS, persons with disabilities, internally-displaced persons, refugee populations, and victims of violence, torture, disasters, and conflict.

CESJ&HR

Making a difference

Our vision

Our vision is to promote a human rights culture and create an inclusive and diverse society that is free from violence, injustice, discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes.

Our mission

We strive to achieve a society where social justice and human rights in healthcare systems are realized through advocacy for healthcare, social policies, and practices that include all populations, with a specific focus on addressing the social needs of underserved communities.

Organisation priorities

Focus areas

Addressing health-related social needs such as digital health literacy, health outcome disparities, housing instability, and substance use disorders.

Injury prevention, with a particular focus on incidents related to firearms and suicide.

Addressing interpersonal violence, ranging from domestic to community violence, human trafficking, and sexual abuse.

Promoting professional diversity and inclusion, including workforce development, retention, recruitment, and initiatives related to women in the workplace.

Advocating for underserved populations, including LGBTQ individuals, hostage recovery care, immigrant health, and homeless groups.Increasing civic engagement among marginalized groups.

Transforming emergency departments nationwide into centers for evidence-based treatment of opioid addiction.

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