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Press Release, AIDS 2010: U.S. Politics Undermine HIV Prevention Efforts at Expense of Women & Youth
Posted on July 23, 2010
Public health advocates at the XVIII International AIDS Conference exposed evidence that the United States’ President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) continues to promote and fund HIV programs that use a discredited and ineffective Abstinence and Be Faithful (AB-only) approach.
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Press Release: 2011 Budget Underfunds, Jeopardizes Global Health Initiative
Posted on February 1, 2010
President Obama’s proposed FY ’11 budget underfunds and jeopardizes global HIV/AIDS, women’s, maternal and child health, and tuberculosis and malaria programs, and falls far short of what the experts have identified as essential investments.
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Press Release: CHANGE Applauds President Obama For Repealing Global Gag Rule
Posted on January 23, 2009
Today, the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) praised President Barack Obama for his decision to repeal the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, and urged him to continue efforts toward smart, evidence-based policies that promote the health and rights of women and girls worldwide.
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Press Release: World AIDS Day 2008: Lead – Empower – Deliver: A Community Statement
Posted on December 1, 2008
In observance of December 1st, the 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, and in recognition of the tremendous opportunities and challenges we face in addressing the epidemic worldwide, we, the undersigned organizations, stand in support of the following statement.
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Press Release: Criminalizing HIV Transmission Will Undermine Gains Made in the Global AIDS Response
Posted on December 1, 2008
As women around the world celebrate the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, the Women Won’t Wait. End HIV and Violence Against Women. Now (WWW) Campaign today expressed concern at the alarming trend of governments criminalizing HIV exposure and transmission worldwide.
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Press Release: Statement of CHANGE in Response to President Bush Signing Bill to Reauthorize PEPFAR
Posted on July 30, 2008
The Center for Health and Gender Equity cautiously welcomes passage of The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, signed into law today by President Bush.
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Press Release: The Senate Authorizes a Global AIDS Relief Package that Comes Up Short
Posted on July 18, 2008
On Wednesday, the Senate voted 80 to 16 to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a five-year, $48 billion global initiative to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
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