Sexual and Reproductive Health

World AIDS Day 2010: Important Progress, New Challenges

by Sharon Camp, Guttmacher Institute

November 30, 2010 - 9:14pm (Print)

Fewer people worldwide are getting infected with HIV than a decade ago, and those infected are living longer. But declines in HIV infections are uneven and new infections still outpace new patients put on treatment by two to one.

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Serious Weaknesses Plague HIV/AIDS Programs For US Women

by Brook Kelly, WORLD

March 10, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

US policy still ignores the deep structural challenges faced by women affected and infected with HIV in the United States.

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Bridging the Language Gap on Rights, Literally and Figuratively

by Patrick Malone, SIECUS

November 25, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Rights advocates can forget that there is an entire world of potential allies out there we may be missing because we are not effectively communicating with them.

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ICPD + 15: Who Is Leading the Way?

by Anika Rahman, Ms. Foundation for Women

September 8, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

At a meeting in Berlin last week, delegates met to review the 15 years since the signing of the ICPD Plan of Action. Significant shortfalls exist, but some progress has been made.

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Young People Call for End to Stigma Against Frank Talk About Sex and Against Sex Education

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

September 1, 2009 - 3:03pm (Print)

At a day-long Youth Symposium prior to the Non-Governmental Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development delegates under 30 called for a “cultural paradigm shift” in countries where taboos hinder access to accurate and timely information about their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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Omnibus Provides "Record Support" to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

March 12, 2009 - 8:32am (Print)

Omnibus boosts HIV prevention, treatment and care with a "record" contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and, by extension, to supporting integrated programs that address the needs of women, girls, and gay, lesbian and transgender populations.

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Domestic AIDS Advocates Call for Urgent Action to Pass Omnibus

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

March 5, 2009 - 2:39pm (Print)

If the omnibus fails, critical AIDS programs will be flat-funded as will other sexual and reproductive health programs, and funding for misleading abstinence-only programs will remain high.

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Beyond the Global Gag Rule: "The World Has Changed and We Must Change With It"

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

January 22, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

In his inaugural speech, Obama underscored a desire to find creative new solutions to problems. Overturning the global gag rule is one step towards remedying reproductive health challenges but there are many others that require creative solutions.

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New Media Plays Significant Role In Election as Our Community Grows

by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 23, 2008 - 4:24pm (Print)

Old media is about writing opeds and hoping the legacy media Gods smile upon you. How many drafts do you have in your files? New media is about active participation, interaction, taking responsibility for sharing content, joining a conversation that puts all the accumulated expertise of our community at the finger tips of every person seeking to grow in understanding.

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