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New Releases on HIV/AIDS
- Congress Lifts Ban on Federal Funds for Needle Exchanges Aimed at AIDS Prevention
(Washington, DC) - Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) commends Congress for ending the ban on federal funding of syringe exchange programs intended to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS.
December 14, 2009 - Physicians for Human Rights applauds end of US HIV Travel Ban
Physicians for Human applauds President Obama’s announcement today that the US will end the so called “HIV Travel Ban”, which has barred entry to the US for HIV-positive visitors and immigrants since 1987. Until today's announcement, the U.S. was one of only 7 countries with laws that ban entry of people with HIV.
October 30, 2009 - Advocates for Health MDGs Unite to Demand World Leaders Honor Funding Commitments
In an unprecedented and historic show of unity, advocates for all the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have charged the leaders of G-8 countries with reneging on their commitments to health by chronically underfunding programs for AIDS, TB, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and health systems strengthening across the globe.
July 21, 2009
Reports on HIV/AIDS
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Stigma, Discrimination, and PEPFAR Partnership Framework Agreements: An Analysis of Selected Issues in Five Agreements
PHR has analyzed how four final and one draft PEPFAR partnership framework agreement have addressed several issues related to stigma and discrimination: legal and regulatory reform, stigma and discrimination in the health sector, and recognition of the need to address stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities. Partnership framework agreements set out the strategic framework for how the United States and partner countries will cooperate in combating AIDS over the next five years, and will be followed by more detailed implementation plans...
December 4, 2009 -
The Right to Health and Health Workforce Planning
The purpose of this guide is to explain why it is necessary to ground health workforce planning in human rights, and how to develop a plan that does just that.
February 29, 2008 -
Success Stories from the Field: Curbing the Spread of HIV/AIDS among Drug Injectors
This document presents brief descriptions of innovative and successful HIV prevention programs targeting injection drug users in Brazil, Russia, India, and a cross-border area of southern China and northern Vietnam.
May 31, 2007
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