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The Sonke Gender Justice project tries to address the social aspects of the HIV epidemic, with a particular focus on gender issues. South Africa.
SWAA is a pan-African women's organization dedicated to women and their families in the fight against HIV/AIDS. It has 39 branch offices in Africa.
Gender AIDS Forum (GAF) is a Durban-based South African Non Governmental Organisation committed to enabling a deeper consciousness in women and men about the links between gender and HIV and AIDS.
Zanempilo delivers holistic primary health care services to disadvantaged peri-urban and rural communities in the Western Cape through Community Health workers. South Africa.
AMREF is an Africa’s indigenous health charity, and in partnership with local communities, governments and donors, has worked to research and alleviate Africa’s health problems. Kenya.
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Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR-Israel)
Organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the medical human rights of all residents of Israel and the Occupied Territories.
Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa (PPASA)
Education and training in sexual and reproductive health.
Prayas
Prayas (Initiatives in Health, Energy, Learning and Parenthood) is a non-governmental, non-profit, public charitable trust. Members of Prayas are professionals working to protect and promote public interest in general and interests of disadvantaged sections of society in particular. India.
Remedios AIDS Foundation
Independent non-profit, non-stock, non-government organization. It manages the Remedios AIDS Center's programs and services. Philippines.
Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT)
SWEAT seeks to decrease the incidence of HIV infection and STDs amongst the sex working Population of Cape Town through advocacy, education, counselling and support. In order to deal with HIV and health issues, SWEAT deals with a range of social issues affecting sex workers inability to access mainstream services in the region. South Africa.
Society for Patients Rights
Voluntary organization in Israel which has undertaken to advance the whole range of patients rights in this country.
Society to support children suffering from cancer - MAHAK
Iranian organization works to alleviate cancer stricken children.
South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA)
The South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - SANCA- is a non-governmental organisation whose major objectives are the prevention and treatment of alcohol and other drug dependence.
South African National Epilepsy League (SANEL)
NGO dedicated to working with people with epilepsy and their families, to enable them to lead meaningful and enriching lives. South Africa.
Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service - SAfAIDS
Regional organisation based in Zimbabwe dedicated to promote, inform and support appropriate responses to the epidemic in the fields of HIV prevention, care, support, long-term planning and coping with the impact of AIDS.
Straight Talk
Straight Talk Foundation is a health communication NGO. Its projects aim to increase the understanding of adolescence, sexuality and reproductive health, and to promote the adoption of safer sex practices. The foundation also aims to help adolescents acquire the necessary life skills and grasp of child and human rights to make the passage through adolescence safely. Uganda.
The Africa Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA)
A network of African civil society organisations (CSOs) intent on providing a coherent and proactive African voice on EFA issues.
The Center for Reproductive and Family Health (RaFH)
RaFH is committed to the improvement of reproductive, family health and gender imbalances for poor, minority and disadvantaged people. Vietnam.
The Galilee Society
Arab National Society for Health Research & Services. The GS is committed to the achievement of equitable health, environmental, and socio-economic conditions and development opportunities for Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel.
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC)
It provides training, information, research and capacity support on areas of public health, social policy, food security, social protection, social and economic rights, reproductive, gender and child rights and on civic-state relations. Zimbabwe.
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Selected news
Human Rights /Health /Gender - Fri Oct 10 2008
Lithuanian abortion vote looms beyond elections
Lithuania's parliament could soon vote on one of the most restrictive abortion bans in Europe.
Source: Women's News

Health - Wed Oct 08 2008
Malaria: renewed fight against old killer
The key to a new multi-billion dollar strategy to eliminate malaria deaths worldwide by 2015 is to widen availability of existing diagnostic and preventative treatments.
Source: IPS

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AIDS: wealth before health -
What if HIV/AIDS was just another chronic disease instead of a widespread epidemic? This could be the case if the world community takes serious action, according to Human Rights Watch and other activists. But today, the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on HIV/AIDS is nowhere near being realised.
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