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NY Times: "AIDS War is Falling Apart" — PHR Reacts
On May 10, 2010, 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.
Good News on Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
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Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, a special committee in Uganda has recommended the anti-homosexuality bill be withdrawn from Parliament.
TODAY: Global HEALTH Act National Call-in Day
Today, as we celebrate International Nurses Day, the health workforce crisis remains one of the greatest hurdles to realizing the right to health for all in developing countries.
Celebrate Mother's Day, Support CEDAW!
We know that women and girls around the world face violence and discrimination daily. We also know that CEDAW, the Women's Treaty, helps women and girls to go to school, own and inherit property, take part in public life and fight violence. We need Senate action on the CEDAW Treaty (the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) to give the US greater clout to help women worldwide win these basic rights.
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.
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