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Obama Nominates PHR Board Member Don Berwick to Head Medicare and Medicaid
Physicians for Human Rights applauds President Obama's nomination this week of PHR Board member Don Berwick to be the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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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.
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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.
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PHR Salutes and Bids Farewell to President Leonard Rubenstein
Physicians for Human Rights pays tribute and bids farewell to Leonard Rubenstein, who served as our executive director from 1996 through 2007; and then president of PHR in 2007 when Frank Donaghue became our chief executive officer....
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US Should Not Deprive Poor Countries of Doctors and Nurses, Say Global Health Advocates
Congress is considering legislation that could worsen the current brain drain of doctors and nurses from poor countries, such as Ghana, Ethiopia and Uganda, say global health advocates.
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