Drug Users Burned by the System in Peru
Daniel Wolfe and Denise Tomasini-Joshi
May 13, 2012
 BLOG  
Recent fatal fires inside two drug detention centers in Peru shine a light on abusive practices and unjust detention of people in need of medical services, including those with intellectual disabilities.

Less Money, More Problems
Laura Lopez Gonzalez
May 12, 2012
 BLOG  
With money tight, countries are slashing HIV and TB programs in an attempt to maintain basic, essential services. The programs most frequently on the chopping block are services for highly vulnerable populations.

A Bad Investment for Europe
Judith Klein
May 7, 2012
 BLOG  
European Union Member States are acting contrary to European law by investing EU Structural Funds in institutions for people with disabilities rather than supporting community-based services.

Call for Applications: Fellowships on Access to Medicines in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
May 2012
The Access to Essential Medicines Initiative seeks motivated candidates in Eastern Europe and Central Asia for its new Access to Medicines fellowship program. The deadline for applications for this 18-month, part-time fellowship is June 4, 2012.

Parsons Fellows Provide Information Design Support for Public Health Program Grantees
May 2012
As the Open Society/Parsons Fellowship enters its sixth year, a new crop of Fellows will be heading to their host organizations to begin work on a range of health issues.

Advocates Meet to Strategize Future of Access to Medicines Movement
March 14, 2012
The Open Society Foundations brought together 30 activists from low resource countries to identify specific strategies and activities to grow the access to medicines movement.

Ending Demand to End Sex Trafficking: Does it Work?
OSI-New York
April 12, 2012
 AUDIO
Experts discuss “end demand” campaigns that are primarily focused on abolishing prostitution by criminalizing the consumers of commercial sex. Are such policies effective in curtailing trafficking, and what impact do they have on marginalized communities?

Film Screening: Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits
OSI-New York
March 22, 2012
 VIDEO    AUDIO
Open Society Foundations hosts the New York premiere of the documentary, "Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits." Amy Goodman will moderate a panel discussion of the film.

Film Screening: They Took My Choice Away
OSI-New York
March 1, 2012
The Open Society Foundations present the New York premiere of "They Took My Choice Away," a short film about forced sterilization in Namibia. The premiere event includes a discussion with filmmaker Bob Sacha.

The European Union and the Right to Community Living
May 2012
This report by the Open Society Foundations examines how the use of EU Structural Funds to renovate or build institutions for people with disabilities rather than investing in community-based services is contrary to EU law.

Tools for Change
April 2012
Developed by UNDP and the Open Society Foundations, this manual is an easy-to-use resource for advocates working on women’s housing, land, and property rights in the context of HIV.

Convening Report: Practitioners Convening on Community Monitoring for Accountability in Health
This report summarizes the proceedings of a three day convening of experienced practitioners of community monitoring for accountability in health. The meeting, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 18-20, 2011, was organized by the Accountability and Monitoring in Health Initiative of the Open Society Public Health Program.