BALKA: Women, HIV, and Drug Use in Ukraine
October 2011
The documentary film Balka chronicles the lives of women struggling with drug use and HIV in Ukraine. The film is available with a viewer's guide to facilitate group discussion of the complex issues presented in the film.

Against Her Will: Forced and Coerced Sterilization of Women Worldwide
October 4, 2011
This Open Society Foundations fact sheet focuses on forced sterilization of racial and ethnic minorities, poor women, women living with HIV, and women with disabilities. It also provides recommendations to end this widespread human rights violation.

Human Rights and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Meeting Report
September 2011
This Meeting Report coproduced by the Open Society Foundations outlines strategic recommendations for promoting human rights as a corporate priority for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Global Fund Round 11 Briefing Notes
August 2011
These briefing notes by the Open Society Public Health Program offer guidance on how to incorporate harm reduction best practices into proposals for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

By Women, For Women: New Approaches to Harm Reduction in Russia
August 2011
This Open Society Foundations fact sheet provides a comprehensive survey of successful harm reduction interventions focused on women in Russia.

What You Can’t Say Might Hurt You
Heather Doyle
February 10, 2012
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Federal courts have repeatedly invalidated the U.S.'s anti-prostitution pledge. Now the Obama administration must decide whether to appeal to the Supreme Court or finally retire this harmful policy.

No Trade-Offs on Access to Medicines
Els Torreele
February 7, 2012
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As India and the EU negotiate a Free Trade Agreement, it will be critical for India to resist measures that favor the business interests of pharmaceutical companies over the lives of millions of people in developing countries who depend on India's supply of cheap generic medicines.

Communicating the Cause: NGOs and Social Media in Uganda
Ssozi Javie
February 7, 2012
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Despite limited access to technology and poor connectivity, Facebook and Twitter have emerged as popular spaces for civil society groups in Uganda. Activists need to learn how to adapt these tools to their own needs, or they risk being left in the dark.

They Go to Die: An Interview with Jonathan Smith
Brett Davidson
February 1, 2012
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Epidemiologist Jonathan Smith is working on a documentary film about the lives of four mineworkers who were dismissed from their jobs and sent home after contracting tuberculosis in the South African gold mines.