Democracy Now! interviews Dr. Lyon in Haiti
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! reported on the situation in Haiti yesterday. She spoke extensively with Dr. Evan Lyon at …Continue Reading
The view from Haiti: A personal account
Haiti was shaken yet again Wednesday, January 20, by a 5.9-magnitude aftershock that lasted approximately 7 seconds, cutting no break …Continue Reading
Banning cluster munitions: What will it take?
[Editor's note: This is a guest post written by Sujal Parikh.] On December 22, New Zealand and Belgium became the …Continue Reading
Major earthquake devastates Haiti, the Americas’ poorest nation
A major earthquake of 7.0 magnitude hit Haiti yesterday just ten miles outside of Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital. The quake …Continue Reading
Access to life-saving health information: Not a luxury, a necessity
In India, a woman enters a village health center and accesses a web page for information on how to better …Continue Reading
Uganda’s draft HIV/AIDS bill alarms human rights community
Ugandan legislators recently released the latest version of a controversial HIV/AIDS bill that “promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the …Continue Reading
South Africa revives commitment to combating AIDS
During his speech on World AIDS Day, South African President Jacob Zuma promised to ramp up HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment …Continue Reading
Maximizing Benefits: A Rights-Based Approach to Health
[Editor's note: This is a guest post written by Sarah Mi Ra Dougherty.] In a recent opinion piece in the …Continue Reading
