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HIV Law Project wishes you a happy and healthy holiday!

 

Oh Grandma... What Big Teeth You Have! |  

The holidays are upon us! Let us make this holiday season a time to reconnect with our family, friends and love ones. Let’s also renew our philanthropic spirits!

 

From the Community to the Courtroom: Women, AIDS & Advocacy |  

Early in the epidemic, the HIV infection and AIDS were diagnosed for relatively few women. Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses.

 

World AIDS DAY 2009 Focuses on Human Rights |  

“HIV/AIDS is spreading exponentially among historically marginalized groups often lacking human rights protections,” says Tracy L. Welsh, Executive Director at HIV Law Project.

 

HIV Ban Lifted After 22 Years |  

After 22 years of discriminatory treatment of visitors and immigrants living with HIV/AIDS, the federal government published the final rule to remove HIV from the definition of communicable diseases of public health significance.

 

Speak Up: Washington Needs Your Input |  

The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) has launched a website where you can submit testimony for consideration by the panel formulating National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS).

 

Resources

Better Late than Never:
HIV Prevention Among Young Women & GirlsBetter Late than Never: HIV Prevention Among Young Women & Girls
(Report, PDF format, size 199 KB)

This report focuses on the myriad biological, cultural, and socioeconomic factors that have caused steadily rising rates of HIV among young women and girls, and offers a series of recommendations to promote effective prevention efforts among this population.

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