AIDS

Ugandan Study: Need for Global HEALTH Act Greater Than Ever

Only 37% of Ugandan physicians are satisfied with their jobs and nearly half are at risk of either exiting the health sector or leaving Uganda entirely, according to a study published this year by the International Journal of Health Planning and Management. The study, “Satisfaction, Motivation, and Intent to Stay Among Ugandan Physicians,” is co-authored by [...]

Congress Takes Aim at Discrimination in Global AIDS Relief

Discrimination and the denial of the rights of marginalized populations has been a driving feature of the AIDS pandemic since the disease first surfaced nearly three decades ago. Many have taken valiant steps to combat this discrimination. Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee took a significant step that will further the struggle for equality through [...]

Why Physicians for Human Rights Endorses the Vienna Declaration

The International AIDS Conference is taking place this week in Vienna, Austria. The theme of the Conference is “Rights Here, Right Now” and a major focus is on the exploding epidemic in nearby Eastern Europe fueled by injecting drug use.
PHR joined with hundreds of other organizations in endorsing The Vienna Declaration — the official declaration of the [...]

Two Years Too Long: Advocate for the Alaeis Today

Two years ago, Kamiar Alaei, MD, and Arash Alaei, MD, were arrested in Iran, just as they were preparing to leave for Mexico to present on their innovative harm reduction work at the XVII International AIDS Conference.
On July 18, the world convenes again for the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria — but will be short [...]

June 12, 2010: Global Day of Action for Iran

Physicians for Human Rights joins numerous international NGOs, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Reporters Without Borders, in supporting United4Iran’s Global Day of Action on June 12, 2010. June 12 events will be occurring in over 70 cities around the world. Go to 12June.org for more information.
June 12 marks the one year anniversary [...]

Available Now: Global Fund Round 10 Toolkit on Health Systems Strengthening

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria launched its Round 10 call for proposals on May 20. Round 10 gives countries around the world another opportunity to utilize the Global Fund to support health systems strengthening (HSS) and build health systems that can tackle AIDS, TB, and malaria, as well as provide better [...]

Syringe Exchange Victory Celebration

Recently it was my honor to be a moderator at the Syringe Exchange Victory Celebration in the US Capitol. We celebrated that after 21 years, Congress had finally repealed the ban on federal funding of syringe exchange. The celebration recognized leaders in Congress, honored community advocates, and reminded everyone that there is still work to [...]

AIDS Funding Update

Want to learn more about the challenges facing the AIDS community right now? Checkout this recent segment from WAMU Radio’s The Diane Rehm Show, “Setback in the Fight Against AIDS“ (May 18), which features global health luminaries and PHR friends:

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH
Stephen Lewis, HAA supporter, Former  Special Envoy [...]

NY Times: “AIDS War is Falling Apart” – PHR Reacts

On May 10th, The New York Times published a heartrending story on the faltering fight against AIDS in Uganda — a story that has sparked a firestorm of controversy and criticism of the Obama Administration’s global AIDS strategy.

The Times identified a deep funding gap for combating AIDS in Uganda, including a freeze on new funds from [...]

China Lifts HIV Travel Ban

For too long the United States had in place a federal law prohibiting those infected with HIV from entering the US —­ unless special permission was given. Scientific evidence, even calls by sitting and past Surgeon Generals, did nothing to reverse the law.
This situation persisted until early January 2010 when the US government took the [...]

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