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Justice Programs for Public Health

WEBJustice Programs for Public Health: A Good Practice Guide unpacks key lessons and challenges that Open Society and our partners have identified through this work. This guide is a comprehensive tool both for justice organizations interested in addressing pressing …

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New Social Enterprise Seeks to Expand Global Access to …

WEBNEW YORK/LONDON—A group of philanthropic funds and investors led by the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is today announcing the launch of Global Access Health (GAH), a social …

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Promoting Human Rights in Patient Care: Practitioner …

WEBLegal, ethical, and human rights norms are an increasingly important component of the delivery of quality medical care. However, the Open Society Foundations’ work on behalf of society’s most marginalized persons—injection drug users, people …

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Health Financing

WEBExperts discuss how right-wing populist politics are shaping health care and more. Those most at risk need to be heard when decisions on health care funding are under debate. The Open Society Foundations work to ensure that global funding for …

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Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever

WEBNow more than ever, law and human rights should occupy the center of the global HIV/AIDS struggle. This booklet, published by the Open Society Law and Health Initiative, presents 10 reasons why. Originally released in 2006, this revised edition contains the endorsements …

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Our Lives Matter: Sex Workers Unite for Health and Rights

WEBOur Lives Matter: Sex Workers Unite for Health and Rights highlights the creative ways in which sex workers in eight countries have organized to defend their human rights and health. The groups featured in this report include: Our Lives Matter describes …

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Our Approach to Mental Health Isn’t Working

WEBMental and physical well-being are inextricably linked—physical illness and pain can cause depression and anxiety, and conversely can mask underlying medical conditions, especially when doctors interpret these experiences solely through the lens …

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Palliative Care as a Human Right: A Fact Sheet

WEBPalliative care is fundamental to health and human dignity and is a basic human right. Palliative care is highly effective in managing pain and physical symptoms and can improve adherence to medications. It can and should be delivered with curative …

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What Is Harm Reduction

WEBHarm reduction refers to an approach to services and policy that protects the life, health, and dignity of people who use illegal drugs and their communities. Unlike approaches that insist that people stop using drugs, harm reduction recognizes that many people are not …

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The Global Politics of Pharmaceutical Monopoly Power

WEBIn The Global Politics of Pharmaceutical Monopoly Power, researcher and global advocate Ellen ’t Hoen explains how new global rules for pharmaceutical patenting impact access to medicines in the developing world.The book gives an account of the current debates on …

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The War on Drugs Is Holding Science Back

WEBThe War on Drugs Is Holding Science Back. August 4, 2017. By Naomi Burke-Shyne. 1:54. Alcoholism is a relentless condition—90 percent of patients suffer a relapse within three years. But Dr. Ben Sessa believes he’s identified a substance that could help improve …

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Medical Education in the Public Interest

WEB2 Medical Education in the Public Interest MISSION AND PROGRAM DESCRIPTION DURING ITS OPERATION from 2000 to 2003, the Soros Service Program for Community Health

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The Limits of Equivalence: Ethical Dilemmas in Providing Care …

WEBINTRODUCTION A significant amount of attention in prison health has been devoted to the principle of equivalence (UNAIDS et al, 2006; UNGA, 1990; WHO, 1993) – namely the need to provide treat-

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The Global Problem of Forced Sterilization

WEBThe Global Problem of Forced Sterilization. October 3, 2011. By Lydia Guterman. Reproductive justice advocates scored a victory last month when the World Medical Association publicly took a stance against forced sterilization and called on …

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A Win for Victims of Forced Sterilization in Namibia

WEBForced and coerced sterilization is a widespread problem in Namibia. One investigation found that 40 out of 230 women living with HIV had been victims of this abuse. Making things even worse, because sterilization is stigmatized in Namibian society, women …

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10 Lessons from HIV for the COVID-19 Response

WEBCommunities hit by HIV learned to think in terms of “safer” rather than safe, and to make choices that allowed people to continue activities essential to life—having sex, using drugs, conceiving children—while minimizing risk. COVID-19 will similarly require …

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BUILDING NARRATIVE POWER

WEBFORWARD To bring about real and lasting social change, and confront racism, white supremacy, and the systems of power that weaken and curtail the lives of oppressed populations, we need to challenge deeply held

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Now More T ha n Ever 10 REASON0S WHY HUMAN

WEBOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. This website contains a section dedicated to HIV/AIDS and human rights, including an “Introduction to HIV/AIDS and Human Rights” and a list of documents, including …

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Why Reproductive Rights Matter in an Open Society

WEBFor this reason, reproductive rights are an essential component of an open society, without which women cannot enjoy full equality. In recent weeks the European Court of Human Rights handed down two critical judgments on reproductive rights: …

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Mandatory PreMarital HiV testing

WEBAn Overview. Over the past decade, a growing number of religious communities, national governments, and state, city, and village governments have adopted mandatory premarital HIV testing policies. This trend infringes upon the human rights of …

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Why We Need Drug Policy Reform

WEBThrough grantmaking, advocacy and communications, research, and dialogue, the Open Society Foundations have supported reforms that promote public health, security, sustainable development, and human rights. We and our partners research the impact of …

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"DRUGS AND THE DEATH PENALTY: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT …

WEBA conversation with Patrick Gallahue, Elizabeth Zitrin, and Faraz Sanei Moderator: Scott Bernstein Recorded October 7, 2015 ANNOUNCER: You are listening to a recording of the Open Society Foundations, working to build

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