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Obama Administration Softens 'Shameful' Fight Against Cheap Drugs For Poor Countries

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.30.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A change of heart from the Obama administration may pave the way to a groundbreaking global deal to provide lifesaving medications to de...

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A Conversation With Laura Bush: "Education Is The Key"

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.29.2012

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Kevin M. Ryan

"With a really good education, you have a much broader view of the world. Well-educated people can seek help for themselves. They can help others. Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights."

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PEPFAR Is Worth It: Ezekiel Emanuel Is Wrong on AIDS Funding

Anand Reddi | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Pepfar, Journal of the American Medical Association, Global Health, Aids Research, HIV Prevention, Aids, Hiv, HIV/AIDS Prevention, HIV/AIDS Africa, World News
Anand Reddi

The idea that differing global health initiatives must compete with each other lacks not only ethical legitimacy but also scientific merit.

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Giving Mothers a Very Special Gift

Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD | Posted 05.12.2012

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Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD

What is the greatest gift we can give a mother this Mother's Day? There are many answers, but one is a healthy life for her and her child. This Mother's Day, let's sharpen our resolve to ensure mothers everywhere have children who are born HIV-free.

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Beyond Condoms: A Broader Choice for an AIDS-Free Generation

Suzanne Ehlers | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Women, Contraception, Family Planning, Pepfar, Birth Control, AIDS-Free Generation, Aids, Global Health, Impact News
Suzanne Ehlers

All women, including those living with HIV, have a right to decide whether and when to have children, and how many to have. Right now, there are 215 million women who want access to modern contraception but do not have it.

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International Women's Day 2012: Advancing Women's Health

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Women's Rights, Women, Global Health, Women's Issues, Pepfar, Women's Health, Health, International Women's Day, Healthy Living News
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

The health status of women is linked to their fundamental freedoms and empowerment. Education and occupational opportunities as well as access to health care are crucial components for building a healthier future for women worldwide.

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President Obama's Commitment To An AIDS-Free Generation (and How To Make It Happen)

Chris Collins | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: AIDS Policy, HIV/AIDS, US Aids Policy, Pepfar, HIV Prevention, Obama AIDS, Obama AIDS Policy, Obama Pepfar, Global Motherhood, AIDS Prevention, Impact News
Chris Collins

Now is the time for governments rich and poor, donors, providers, researchers, and advocates to find new resources -- and make smarter use of them -- to begin to end the most deadly epidemic of our time.

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Africa Is Calling: Are You the ONE?

Meredith Horowski | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Chegg for Good, One, ONE Campaign, Africa, Rwanda, HIV/AIDS, Pepfar, HIV/AIDS Africa, College News
Meredith Horowski

My time in Africa was educational, inspirational and eye-opening. I'm an expert at living on a budget, but it is hard to comprehend living on less than $1.25 a day and the complex issues that result from subsisting on so little, until you have witnessed it firsthand.

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Ten Years of The Global Fund: a Crossroads and a Choice

Nancy Mahon | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Africa, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, MAC Aids Fund, Amfar, Pepfar-Aids-Africa, Pepfar, Global Motherhood, Impact News
Nancy Mahon

Ending the AIDS epidemic is no longer a hopeful metaphor -- it is a choice. Do we begin to end this disease now, or do we blithely pass it on to future generations?

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The Trees That Grow Become the Forest

Shayne Moore | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Aids, Pediatric Aids, Pepfar, Onemoms, ONE Campaign, Africa, Kenya, ONE Moms, Advocacy, Motherhood, Global Motherhood, Mothers, Impact News
Shayne Moore

We have the technology, the medicine, and the resources to have a generation born HIV-free -- we can work together to see the beginning of the end of AIDS by 2015.

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Empowering Leaders, Building Communities And Working Toward Global Health Equity

Barbara Bush | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Pepfar, Global Health Corps, Hiv, Global Motherhood, Maternal Health, Global Health Aid, Childbirth, Maternal Mortality, Impact News
Barbara Bush

While our nation is currently facing a tough economic situation, a small fraction of the federal budget goes to global health programs, and they are having a very real impact on communities and saving lives.

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The Disappearance of the Compassionate Conservatives

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Michael Gerson, Foreign Aid, Biblical Values, Economic Justice, Pepfar, George W. Bush, Compassionate Conservatives, Republicans, Holding Space, Christian, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The compassionate conservative space is vital to the health of the nation and the future of the poor, and therefore preserving it is essential. Republicans returning to it might further open up the space for the kind of bipartisan cooperation we desperately need.

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To End AIDS, the World Needs a Plan

Mitchell Warren | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Pepfar, Hiv-Prevention, Circumcision, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Microbicides, Aids, Barack Obama, World AIDS Day, Vaccines, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Impact News
Mitchell Warren

Last Thursday, on World AIDS Day, President Obama threw the full weight of the U.S. government behind a vision that would have seemed outlandish until now: The end of the global AIDS epidemic.

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No Funding, No AIDS Free Generation

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Red Campaign, Pepfar, The Global Fund, World AIDS Day, Impact News
Michel D. Kazatchkine

While donor budgets are constrained, people's generosity is not. This World AIDS Day, I will be in Washington D.C. with Bono to encourage both governments and businesses to keep up the fight against AIDS.

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World AIDS Day

Dr. Rajiv Shah | Posted 01.31.2012

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Dr. Rajiv Shah

By building on a strong legacy of progress and bipartisan support and relying on proven interventions and new breakthroughs, the United States is leading the world in making real the vision of an AIDS-free generation.

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World AIDS Day: 24 Hours Of Design -- and Determination

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), HIV/AIDS, Hillary Clinton, Pepfar, Impact News
Kristi York Wooten

There's been a lot of talk lately about the strides being made against HIV/AIDS. During a speech at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Novembe...

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Commentary: 50 Years -- A Great Start But Still a Long Way to Go

Carol Peasley | Posted 01.16.2012

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Carol Peasley

On November 3rd, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated its 50th anniversary. It was a somewhat quiet celebration, and too few Americans were given a chance to learn about the tens of millions of lives saved.

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Getting Louder in the Call for an AIDS-Free Generation

Chip Lyons | Posted 01.12.2012

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Chip Lyons

The fact that an HIV-positive woman can have an HIV-negative baby is one of the greatest but least known success stories in the 30-year fight against AIDS.

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Hillary Clinton Is Right About HIV/AIDS: Time To Enact A Global Health Service Corps

Anand Reddi | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, AIDS-Free Generation, Pepfar, Obama Global Health Initiative, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Institute of Medicine, American Medical Association, Hillary Clinton, HIV/AIDS Africa, Global Health Service Corp, Global Health Initiative, Impact News
Anand Reddi

Some may argue that enacting the Global Health Service Corps, especially in the era of U.S. government austerity measures, is not prudent.

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An Inspiring Vision: Creating an AIDS-Free Generation

Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Aids Cure, Ellen Degeneres AIDS Envoy, HIV/AIDS Africa, Pepfar, Hillary Clinton, Impact News
Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD

By treating a person living with HIV, you reduce the risk of transmission to a heterosexual partner by 96 percent. That is as powerful as any HIV vaccine for which we could hope. Simply put, treatment is prevention.

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The Beginning of the End of AIDS

Sheila Nix | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: HIV Prevention, HIV/AIDS, US Global AIDS Policy, Pepfar, ONE Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Impact News
Sheila Nix

There are those who will say these goals can't be achieved -- that we'll never see and end to AIDS. But we know that these goals are achievable. With the right political leadership we will, by 2015, see the beginning of the end of AIDS.

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Ribbons Without Rights Don't Save Lives

Serra Sippel | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Women's Rights, Women, Family Planning, Pepfar, International-Family-Planning, Reproductive Rights, Center for Health and Gender Equity, Women's Health, Cervical Cancer, Maternal Health, Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, Global Health Initiative, World News
Serra Sippel

When the U.S. government starts integrating sexual and reproductive health interventions, it cannot be piecemeal -- the full range of reproductive health matters must be addressed.

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Global Health Investments: A Payoff for the U.S.

Chris Collins | Posted 12.26.2011

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Chris Collins

All of us can agree that we need to spend our tax dollars as wisely as possible, and with that in mind we must recognize how important our global health investments are, providing security and diplomatic advantages to the United States.

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Global HIV/AIDS Treatment Funding at Risk Under Mitt Romney

Anand Reddi | Posted 12.17.2011

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Anand Reddi

As the tenor of the 2012 presidential election focuses on the economy and international affairs, many global health advocates are interested in Mitt Romney's commitment to funding U.S. global HIV/AIDS treatment initiatives.

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Zach Carter

Big Pharma Wins, AIDS Patients Lose In New Trade Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Tpp, Trading Our Future, Pepfar, Economy, Hiv, Bill Daley, Obama, Aids Relief, Dylan Ratigan, Pharma, Video, William Daley, Ustr, Trans-Pacific, Nafta, Trade, Aids, Vietnam, Abbott Laboratories, Politics News

This piece is a continuation of The Huffington Post's collaboration on trade issues with The Dylan Ratigan Show, called Trading Our Future. WASHING...

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