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The Public Health Program works closely with individual Soros foundations to implement policies and support local organizations. Find out more about Soros foundations.

Spotlight

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever
September 2007
This booklet, published by OSI's Law and Health Initiative, calls on world leaders to affirm that human rights for all are essential in the global response to HIV/AIDS.  more

Overview

About OSI and Law and Health
OSI’s Law and Health Initiative, part of the Public Health Program, supports efforts that ensure accountability in health policy and protect the health and human rights of society's most marginalized persons.  more

Events

International Rally for Human Rights and HIV/AIDS
Mexico City
August 7, 2008
Join thousands of activists and people affected by HIV/AIDS in a global rally for human rights during the International AIDS Conference.  more

Salzburg Law and Health Seminar
Salzburg, Austria
February 10, 2008
OSI's Law and Health Initiative convened its second annual Salzburg Seminar to develop Practitioner Guides in Law and Health.  more

News & Announcements

Uganda AIDS Implementers Must Address Human Rights
Press Release
May 28, 2008
The HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting in Uganda must address the widespread human rights abuses and lack of legal services fueling the country’s HIV epidemic, according to a new report released by the Open Society Initiative for East Africa and OSI’s Law and Health Initiative. more

Health Experts Call for "Major Shift" in Global AIDS Response
Press Release
November 29, 2007
OSI and an international coalition of leading AIDS organizations have issued a declaration on the need to put legal and human rights protections at the center of HIV efforts.  more

Publications & Articles

Health and Human Rights: A Resource Guide for the Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network
June 2007
Created by OSI's Law and Health Initiative and Equitas, this guide offers ideas, information, and resources to develop programs in health and human rights. more

Ensuring Justice for Vulnerable Communities in Kenya
April 2007
This report, published jointly by the Open Society Institute Law & Health Initiative and East Africa Initiative, assesses the status of HIV-related legal services in Kenya. more

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Multimedia

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

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