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Med Students, Health Professionals Rally for AIDS Funding
Rally for Domestic and Global AIDS Funding. The rally is part of a coordinated effort of dozens of HIV/AIDS advocacy organizations calling on Congressional leaders to fulfill US commitments to global AIDS initiatives.
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Physicians for Human Rights Hails Proposed Removal of HIV Entry Ban
Cambridge, MA — Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) called on the nation's health professionals and students to lead efforts to show strong public support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's proposal to lift US entry restrictions on people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Letter to President Obama Urges Action on Sri Lanka
Several human rights organizations including PHR, write to express deep concern about the situation in Sri Lanka and urge Obama to take immediate steps to address the dire human rights and humanitarian situation in that country.
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Media Availability: Winner of Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights
Through his work with the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR), Dr. Gwatidzo has passionately taken action against the human rights violations of the current government.
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Obama Administration Shows Disappointing Inaction on Syringe Exchange Funding
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is extremely disappointed that President Obama's FY2010 budget proposal retains the decades-old ban on federal funding for syringe exchange services despite the White House's support for evidence-based HIV prevention strategies and a reversal of the misguided federal ban.

