Roma Health Mediators: Successes and Challenges
October 2011
This report by the Open Society Public Health Program provides recommendations for strengthening Roma Health Mediator programs in Central and Eastern Europe. Mediators have made great strides in addressing the poor health conditions found in Roma settlements, but many challenges remain.

Research on Roma Health and Access to Healthcare: State of the Art and Future Challenges
October 5, 2011
This editorial authored by Open Society Foundations staff in the International Journal of Public Health discusses lessons learned from recent research findings and outlines a number of challenges in exploring and addressing the various factors that contribute to the health gap between Roma and majority populations.

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.

What Lies Ahead for the EU Framework on Roma Integration?
Bernard Rorke
October 13, 2011
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National strategies for Roma integration in Europe cannot succeed without resolute and unequivocal action to combat racism and discrimination.

Against Her Will: Putting an End to Forced Sterilization
Tamar Ezer
June 22, 2011
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New guidelines bring us one step closer to ending the forced sterilization of women. Now governments need to put the guidelines into practice, to ensure that health care providers protect the rights of all women.

Campaign Aims to Give Roma Women an Equal Chance Against Cancer
Bernard Rorke
June 9, 2011
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In Hungary, Roma women are three times more likely to die from cancer as their non-Roma counterparts. Yet 90 percent of these cases could be cured if detected in time and treated appropriately.