HIV/AIDS

Moscow AIDS Conference Blocks Drug Treatment Patients, Groups Charge
In advance of an AIDS conference in Moscow, nearly 90 health and human rights groups from 27 countries petitioned a top health official to allow drug treatment patients to enter Russia with their medications. more

About OSI & HIV/AIDS
Too often, the most vulnerable and marginalized populations are neglected in approaches to treating and preventing HIV/AIDS. To fill this gap, OSI�s Public Health Program works to support stigmatized and socially excluded groups like Roma and ethnic minorities, injecting drug users, sex workers, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender individuals, and homeless and incarcerated people. more

OSI Welcomes UN Secretary-General’s Comments on HIV Prevention and Treatment for Stigmatized Groups
April 9, 2008
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on March 26 for increased health and human rights protections for people living with HIV, sex workers, men who have sex with men, and young people who inject drugs. more

Amplifying Voices: A Series of Digital Stories
VIDEO
This OSI-sponsored collection of videos gives voice to the concerns of people marginalized by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa. more

OSI Forum: The Invisible Cure—Africa, the West, and the Fight Against AIDS
OSI-New York
September 4, 2007
AUDIO
OSI hosted a presentation by journalist Helen Epstein, whose new book argues that the very institutions designed to lead the global response to HIV/AIDS may in fact be undermining community responses to the epidemic. more

International AIDS Conference March for Human Rights and HIV/AIDS
Mexico City
August 7, 2008
Thousands of activists and people affected by HIV and AIDS will join a global march in Mexico City during the International AIDS Conference. more

Harm Reduction 2008: IHRA�s 19th International Conference
Barcelona, Spain
May 11, 2008
This annual international harm reduction conference, for which OSI will offer a number of scholarships, has become the main meeting point for all those interested in reducing drug-related harm around the world. more

Global South Dialogue on Access to Medicines
India
April 18, 2008
Sixty global advocates, civil society groups, and experts will convene to examine trade, intellectual property, and access to medicines issues at this OSI-supported event. more

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