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PHR Applauds Rep. Barbara Lee's (D-CA) Introduction of Bold Measure to Tackle Massive Health Worker Shortage in Africa, Fight AIDS
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) today introduced the African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007 in the House of Representatives.
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Physicians for Human Rights Earns Fourth "Exceptional" Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator for Fiscal Responsibility
Charity Navigator, America's premiere charity evaluator, has awarded Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) its fourth consecutive four-star rating for sound fiscal management.
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Physicians for Human Rights Appoints Frank Donaghue as New CEO; Leonard Rubenstein Becomes Group's President
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), a co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, announced today that Frank Donaghue will become the Chief Executive Officer of the twenty-year old health and human rights organization.
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G8—Why Is There Still No Doctor in the House?
On the eve of the G8 meeting, and despite a recent declaration to focus on African issues by G8 leaders, AIDS services are underfunded, and there is no plan to alleviate the health worker crisis...
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New Report on HIV/AIDS in Africa First to Link Discriminatory Beliefs against Women with Vulnerability to AIDS
A landmark study released today by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) connects widespread discriminatory views against women in Botswana and Swaziland to sexual risk-taking and, in turn, to extremely high HIV prevalence...

