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PHR Applauds Selection of Eric Goosby, MD, to Lead Nation's Global HIV/AIDS Initiatives
(Cambridge, MA)—Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) hails President Obama's announcement of his intent to nominate Eric Goosby, MD, CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation as the US Global AIDS Coordinator and urges his swift confirmation by the US Senate.
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Human Rights Advocates Urge Sebelius to Act Swiftly
As Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Kathleen Sebelius begins her Senate confirmation hearings, leading human rights advocates urged her to move quickly upon her confirmation to lift US restrictions on the entry of people living with HIV into the United States...
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Mugyenyi Urges US to Maintain Momentum with Investment in Global AIDS Funding
Uganda's Dr. Peter Mugyenyi called America's investment in the African AIDS crisis the greatest mission of compassion in recent history...
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Sebelius Must Act Swiftly to Lift HIV Travel Ban upon Confirmation
(Cambridge, Mass.) Physicians for Human Rights urges Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Kathleen Sebelius to act swiftly to lift the nation's HIV travel ban on people living with HIV.
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Lift of Global Gag Rule Signifies End of Ideologically Driven AIDS Agenda
PHR commends President Barack Obama for lifting the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, by Executive Order on January 23...

