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Julia Berman on
August 12, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in AIDS, General Human Rights, Health
| Tagged agha, Amy Hagopian, brain drain, Emily Bancroft, Global HEALTH Act, Global Health Strategy, health worker shortage, IMF, International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Leland Fellow, malawi, the global health act, Uganda, World Bank
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By
Elisabeth Sewall on
May 22, 2010
On Thursday the New York Times reported the alarming and deeply troubling news that Malawi sentenced Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza, a gay couple, to 14 years in prison and hard labor. The sentence was handed down as a punishment after the couple decided to throw a party to celebrate their engagement — an event that made [...]
Posted in Asylum, Custody
| Tagged anti homosexuality bill, jamaica, lgbt, malawi, psychiatrist, steven monjeza, tiwonge chimbalanga, Uganda
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By
Sarah Kalloch on
May 21, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in AIDS, General Human Rights, Health
| Tagged africa, PEPFAR, peter mugyenyi, Uganda
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By
Sarah Kalloch on
May 20, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in AIDS, General Human Rights, Health
| Tagged africa, AIDS, GHA, Global HEALTH Act, hillary clinton, hiv, new york times, Pat Doust, PEPFAR, peter mugyenyi, Uganda
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By
Sarah Kalloch on
May 19, 2010
Some good news out of Uganda: A few weeks after the US Senate passed a resolution condemning Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, a special committee in Uganda has recommended the anti-homosexuality bill be withdrawn from Parliament.
Minister of Local Government Adolf Mwesige, chair of the special committee, called almost all of the clauses in the legislation either unconstitutional [...]
Posted in General Human Rights
| Tagged anti homosexuality bill, new york times, Uganda, us senate
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By
Sonia Lee on
April 15, 2010
The health workforce crisis in Uganda is immense. Uganda is reportedly losing at least 1,400 skilled professionals each year, and there are only 29,000 medical personnel in a country of 31 million people. Consequently, the health system is suffering, and most often the blame falls on health workers, as they are on the frontline and [...]
Posted in AIDS, Health
| Tagged Antiretrovirals for Kaposi's Sarcoma, ARKS, GHA, Global HEALTH Act, health workforce crisis, human resources, human resources for health strategic plan, IDI, Infectious Disease Institute, Mitterand Kiirya, profile, Uganda, Uganda Cares
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By
Helen Potts on
April 14, 2010
The news that health facilities in Uganda have received notification to stop enrolling new patients in PEPFAR programs confirms what we have suspected and reported on since mid 2009 — that the Obama administration is curtailing its commitment to PEPFAR.
Ambassador Goosby’s optimism regarding increased funding in the coming years and the Obama Administration’s commitment to nearly doubling [...]
Posted in AIDS, Health, Women
| Tagged africa, arvs, barack obama, lancet, PEPFAR, Uganda
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Sarah Kalloch on
April 14, 2010
Over the past 2 months, PHR activists have sent more than 2200 emails to their Senators and Congressperson, urging them to condemn Uganda’s horrific Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
Yesterday, the Senate took a stand. Thanks in part to your advocacy, the Senate passed a resolution (S.R. 409) that not only condemns Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law, but also calls on [...]
Posted in General Human Rights
| Tagged anti homosexuality bill, russ feingold, Senate resolution, Uganda
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By
Sarah Kalloch on
March 10, 2010
We’re just a month away from World Health Day (April 7th) and the official launch of advocacy for the Global HEALTH Act of 2010. So far this month, through this blog you’ve learned about the Global HEALTH Act and gotten some great facts about the health workforce crisis (and how many people are waiting in line [...]
Posted in AIDS, General Human Rights, Health, Lessons from Kenya, Students, Video, Women
| Tagged africa, fred katumba, Global HEALTH Act, Health Rights Advocacy Forum, health workforce, Jane Byarugaba, kenya, powerpoint, resources, Uganda, Video, World Health Day
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By
Sarah Kalloch on
February 11, 2010
House Resolution (H.R.) 1064, which condemns Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, was introduced in the House last week and currently has 39 cosponsors. Representative Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is the primary sponsor of the bill. He is joined by other cosponsors, including the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), [...]
Posted in AIDS, General Human Rights, Health, Take Action
| Tagged anti homosexuality bill, General Human Rights, house foreign affairs committee, howard berman, lgbt, PEPFAR, Take Action, Uganda
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