This 2007 Human Rights Watch report finds that while Zambia is one of many countries setting ambitious targets for rapidly scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS, women's unequal status in Zambian society grievously undermines women ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 6/27/2020 5:45pm
In light of the 2006 CDC guidelines that encourage less counseling before and after HIV testing, this article's authors reviewed the evidence regarding voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) to determine the value of pre-and post-test HIV counseling ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 6/6/2019 1:32pm
This chart provides a state-by-state listing of power of attorney laws, which allow a person to appoint someone to handle their affairs if they are not able to do so. The chart was updated in December 2007. The chart provides a good reference point for in ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 4/9/2017 4:49pm
A California appeals court found that, although there may be tension between state and federal law, federal preemption is not automatic simply because the state and federal laws have different requirements. Here, a medical marijuana patient was pulled ove ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm
This report describes the failure of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide basic health care services to HIV-positive immigrants living in detention facilities. Due to the passage ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 5/28/2020 5:05pm
In response to a complaint filed by an HIV-positive individual alleging that he was denied emergency medical services by the city's fire department, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened and negotiated this settlement agreement. The complai ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm
This study compared health indicators, health status, behavioral risks and access barriers among self-identified African American, Hispanic, Asian-Americana and white lesbian/bisexual and heterosexual women in Los Angeles county. Among the racial groups, ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 12/23/2019 5:47pm
On the advent of World AIDS Day, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP) emphasized that rights violations that impede the response to the AIDS epidemic globally are also a critical problem in the United States, stating that the United States' respo ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 10/8/2013 9:37am
At the 2006 United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, world leaders reaffirmed that the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is an essential element in the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Yet, 25 years into ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm
Over 50 diverse non-profit organizations joined in submitting this letter to the members of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Conference Committee, asking that they maintain the Senate-approved $461 million funding level f ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm