U.N. Drug Policy: The Harm Reduction Debate
The controversial term “harm reduction” defines a public health approach that aims to mitigate the damaging effects of illegal drug …Continue Reading
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Ukraine Takes the Lead in Fighting an HIV Epidemic Among MSM
In Ukraine, only 158 men who have sex with men (MSM) have registered officially as living with HIV since the …Continue Reading
Worsening Food Crisis in North Korea
You can see it in the stunted growth of North Korean children and in the quarter of the country’s potential …Continue Reading
Forcibly Sterilized Woman Sues Chilean Government
Imagine waking up after giving birth to your first child, to discover that, despite plans for a large family, you …Continue Reading
Rights Needed for Hong Kong Sex Workers
A recent article on China’s “one country, two systems” policy reports on its sociopolitical implications for Hong Kong’s female migrant …Continue Reading
No Shelter in Sri Lankan ‘No Fire Zone’
Civilians trapped in a government-designated ‘no fire zone’ are facing a humanitarian crisis, according to The Guardian (March 23, 2009). …Continue Reading
Health and Human Rights: A Journalist’s Perspective
In 1995, after producing a successful weekly TV program about apartheid in South Africa against all odds, we broadcast an …Continue Reading
One baby at a time: Saving children in Lesotho
I’ve been supporting Partners In Health’s project in Lesotho for more than two years – almost since it began. Lesotho …Continue Reading
