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Health and Rights

The Open Society Initiative for East Africa supports and integrates the work of medical, legal, and public health organizations and practitioners to promote transparent and accessible health-related policies that promote human rights.

OSIEA supports the use of legal remedies to promote health rights; ensures that women have equal access to health services; advocates for policies and practices that reduce stigmatization and empower socially marginalized groups, such as persons living with HIV, sex workers, drug users, and sexual minorities; promotes palliative care and access to essential medicines for people with life-threatening illnesses; and facilitates public and media awareness of the importance of human rights in health care policy. OSIEA works closely with initiatives within the Open Society Institute's Public Health Program, including:

Related Activities

OSIEA Cosponsors Convening on the Rights of Sexual Minorities
September 25, 2009
Hosted by the Kenya Human Rights Commission and the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya, the meeting discussed ways in which lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, and intersex related rights could be better recognized within the mainstream human rights discourse.

OSIEA Helps Leverage Global Fund Resources for Women and Girls
September 25, 2009
As the Kenyan government prepared its Round 8 proposal to the Global Fund, OSIEA and the Public Health Program supported two coalitions of women's rights and HIV/AIDS organizations to ensure a focus on women and girls' needs for comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support.

OSIEA Helping Make Legal Services Part of HIV/AIDS Response
September 24, 2009
OSIEA and LAHI are working to assist health advocates to integrate legal services into HIV/AIDS programs.

OSIEA-Supported Conference Addresses Access to Health and Rights for Sex Workers
September 24, 2008
The objective of the meeting was to discuss the difficult environment sex workers face in East Africa, and to share information regarding access to rights and safety.

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