In Uganda, if a mother suspects her child of being gay or lesbian and does not inform authorities, she could be jailed. This is one of many unconscionable repercussions if a proposed bill becomes law in Uganda. Not only does the bill deny the very basic rights that so many...

By Jirair Ratevosian and Amy Hagopian

Earlier this year, we visited Armenia en route to a meeting of the 12th World Congress of Public Health Associations. We stopped in Yerevan to help celebrate with local organizations their recent success in persuading the government to repeal unwarranted requirements for foreign travelers...

Last Friday, House Appropriations Committee Chair David Obey (D-WI), took the first -- and courageous -- step toward ending the 20-year ban on federal funding of needle exchange. For two decades now, a culture war has taken place, one pitting science against ideology and public health against politics. This...

As world leaders gather in London to grasp for solutions to the economic meltdown, the future of vital US foreign assistance is on the line in the US Senate. The amount of funding allocated to the International Affairs Budget, which includes global health, is being debated by the Senate this...

The Obama administration faces a major challenge in making Zimbabwe a top priority in its Africa foreign policy. In a bold move last week, President Obama by phone told President Motlanthe of South Africa that he had an important role to play in helping resolve Zimbabwe's political crisis.

Two Iranian brothers known worldwide for their work on HIV/AIDS are among the four "gang of saboteurs" cited yesterday in the Tehran Times as "recently discovered and destroyed."

According the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iranian Judiciary spokesperson Ali-Reza Jamshidi told a news conference yesterday that four Iranian...

By Jirair Ratevosian and Karen Hirschfeld

History shows us while we cannot trust Sudan's genocidal leader Omar al-Bashir to make good on his promises of peace, we can believe his threats of future violence. Any day now, the International Criminal Court (ICC) will decide whether or not to issue...

What happens when a government presides over the dramatic reversal of its population's access to food, clean water, basic sanitation, and healthcare? When government policies lead directly to the shuttering of hospitals and clinics, the closing of its medical school, and the beatings of health workers, are we to consider...

That's what Secretary Rice said in Copenhagen on Friday. "It's well past time for Robert Mugabe to leave. I think that's now obvious," referring to Zimbabwe's failed presidency and the rising cholera death toll. "If this is not evidence to the international community to stand up for what is...

Hope was in the air yesterday when my colleague Primrose Matambanadzo, Programmes Coordinator for Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights saw President Carter in Atlanta. Three weeks ago, a group including former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and President Carter had to cancel a humanitarian assessment visit to Zimbabwe when...

Imagine for just a moment hospitals shutting down in downtown Los Angeles, dead bodies sprinkled over Sunset Boulevard, free-flowing water and electricity a figment of the imagination and Governor Schwarzenegger intentionally blocking humanitarian relief and food aid into the crumbling state. Something so unimaginable can never happen in this day...