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The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in health issues.

This national program is designed to create awareness of—and increase resources to close—an alarming gap in the availability of drug and alcohol addiction treatment for Americans who need it.

The Global Drug Policy Program aims to engage and support drug policy experts and other related professionals as they analyze and publicize the effects of drug policy on public health, human rights, national security, and the economy.

OSI-Baltimore focuses on helping youth succeed, reducing the social and economic costs of incarceration, tackling drug addiction, and building a corps of Community Fellows to bring innovative ideas to Baltimore’s underserved communities.

The OSI Public Health Program supports initiatives throughout the Soros foundations network that encourage sustainable change in public health policy and practice.

Global War on Drugs Takes Devastating Toll on Human Lives, Advocates Say
Press Release
March 5, 2009
In advance of a UN meeting meant to set the direction of drug policy for the next decade, the Open Society Institute released a report documenting the health and human rights costs of current, repressive approaches to drug control.

HIV and Human Rights in Southern Africa: Victories and Ongoing Challenges
OSI-New York
June 15, 2009
 AUDIO
Namibian lawyer and human rights activist Michaela Clayton speaks on HIV/AIDS and human rights issues in Southern Africa.

OSI Forum: Emergency in Zimbabwe—A Legal Response for a Health Crisis
OSI-New York
January 21, 2009
 AUDIO
Experts from Physicians for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch assessed the health crisis in Zimbabwe, at this Open Society Institute panel discussion.

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