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In recognition of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of State Office of Global Women’s Issues, National Council on Disability, the United States International Council on Disabilities, Human Rights Watch, InterAction, and the U.S. Department of State’s Executive Women at State, Asian American Foreign Affairs Association, and Disability Action Group, invites to attend events addressing the critical issues of HIV/AIDS and disability, violence against women and girls with disabilities, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Panel discussions and presentations will include external and State Department experts on these issue areas, including State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh and Special Assistant to the President Kareem Dale.
The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3 was established by the International Year for Disabled Persons (1981). The Day aims to promote a better understanding of disability issues with a focus on the rights of persons with disabilities and gains to be derived from the inclusion of persons with disabilities in every aspect of the political, social, economic and cultural life of their communities.
For more information contact : CART and ASL interpretation will be provided. Please contact Justin Zimmerman by November 23, if you require additional disability accommodations, such as alternate document formats including Braille or large print.
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 Live Feeds AIDS Relief Program Intensity Linked To Lower Death RatesThe May 16 edition of the Global Health themed issue of JAMA reveals a larger drop in all-cause adult mortality in those African countries with more intense operation of the AIDS relief program PEPFAR. The article's background information states: "The effect of global health initiatives on population health is... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Retrieved: Thu, May 17, 2012 Circles of life: Community groups in Zimbabwe turn early warnings into early actionFor years Beauty, 52, carried out menial tasks in return for food in Mashonaland East, a rural district in Zimbabwe. She couldn’t sell at the city market because it was considered neither safe nor appropriate for women in her community where vendors routinely wait overnight for markets to open. She was little... United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 Women shine at Jordan’s Fifth National Technology ParadeA parade inaugurated by Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan celebrated women’s participation in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector earlier this month. On 7 May at the Hashemite University, Fifth National Technology Parade welcomed hundreds of visitors, as more than 200 students from... United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 What do you think about when you think about research?What do you think about when you think about research? Do you think of stereotypes – such as academics looking like Einstein in the picture below with the blackboard? Dusty theses sitting on library shelves? Or do you think about the kind of exciting, innovative initiatives and companies – TED, Google and... DFID Bloggers
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 Truvada For HIV Prevention Plus Behavioral StrategiesA drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 FDA Panel to Consider At-Home HIV TestTitle: FDA Panel to Consider At-Home HIV Test
Category: Health News
Created: 5/15/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2012 12:00:00 AM MedicineNet HIV General
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 FDA Panel Says Yes to Home HIV Test(MedPage Today) -- GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has voted 17-0 to recommend approval of the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test. If approved, it will be the first over-the-counter home HIV test. MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 Tenofovir Safe For HIV-Positive Pregnant MothersTenofovir, the anti-HIV drug, is safe to use during pregnancy according to a new study published in PloS Medicine. The researchers, led by Diana Gibb from the MRC Clinical Trials Unit in London, UK, found that the drug does not increase the risk of kidney problems, birth defects or growth abnormalities in infants... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
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