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Buyer Beware? Global Fund Grants and Procurement of Harm Reduction Supplies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
October 2009
In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, support from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has increased availability of harm reduction services and supplies, but a recent influx of poor quality supplies is threatening the success of harm reduction programs.

About the Public Health Program
The OSI Public Health Program works with civil society organizations to promote the participation and interests of socially marginalized groups in public health policy and foster greater government accountability and transparency through civil society monitoring and advocacy.

Women, Harm Reduction, and HIV
October 2009
A new report by the Open Society Institute examines women�s access to harm reduction, reproductive health, and HIV and AIDS services in the former Soviet Union.

The Effects of Drug User Registration Laws on People�s Rights and Health
October 2009
In the former Soviet Union, drug user registration laws restrict the civil rights of people accused of using drugs and impede their access to treatment.

Shining a Light on a Hidden Epidemic
August 2009
This OSI report looks at ways to expand hepatitis C treatment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Twin Epidemics: The Struggle Against Tuberculosis and HIV
December 2008
VIDEO SLIDESHOW
A series of multimedia pieces spotlighting OSI-supported efforts to address the needs of people dually infected with drug-resistant TB and HIV in Africa.

A Light in the Dark: Health Services for Drug Users in St. Petersburg
August 2008
VIDEO
This multimedia piece documents the work of an OSI grantee fighting to save the lives of injecting drug users.

SMS Pill Check Survey Finds Medicine Stock-Outs Still Plague Africa
August 2009
As part of the OSI-supported Stop Stock-Outs campaign, research teams used SMS technology to document shortages in 10 essential medicines in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

OSI Launches Updated Health and Human Rights Website
August 2009
As the health and human rights movement continues to grow, the Open Society Institute has launched a new and improved online resource guide for practitioners and advocates.

Vietnam Partnership to Advocate for Sexual Rights of People Living with HIV
August 2009
With support from Public Health Watch, the Vietnam Civil Society Partnership Platform on AIDS is training its member organizations to more effectively monitor health services and advocate for the sexual and reproductive rights of people living with HIV.

OSI Supports Projects to Document Human Rights Abuses Against Sex Workers
August 1, 2009
SHARP and LAHI are supporting projects in East Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia to document human rights abuses against sex workers.

International Drug Policy Reform Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 12, 2009
The Open Society Institute offers scholarships for this conference, convened by the Drug Policy Alliance to bring together drug policy reformers from around the world.

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