PHA-Exch> Amnesty International Bulletin: Vol. 10, No.19 Excerpts

[Claudio Schuftan]

 From: "Marcy Bloom" marcybloom at comcast.net

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*AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL*
*NEWS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
AI Bulletin Vol. 10 No.19, 21 September 2007
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*Amnesty International reports & statements:  *

See the following recent AI reports and press statements [dates given in
day/month/year format]. These and other press releases and reports are
accessible at:
*http://web.amnesty.org/library/eng-recent/index*<http://web.amnesty.org/library/eng-recent/index_>

14/09/2007*Sudan (Darfur) : 'When will they protect us?' Civilians trapped
by violence in Sudan* <http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR540432007>
(REPORTS)
AFR 54/043/2007
13/09/2007*Checklist for the establishment of an effective truth
commission*<http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGPOL300202007>(REPORTS)
POL 30/020/2007
12/09/2007*Sudan: Thousands call on world "not to look away" from violations
in Darfur* <http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR540542007>(NEWS)
AFR 54/054/2007
12/09/2007*Egypt: Dissolving human rights centre further erodes right to
freedom of association*<http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE120292007>(NEWS)
MDE 12/029/2007
12/09/2007*Sudan: Health Professional Action: Torture / Denial of medical
care* <http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR540522007>(REPORTS)
AFR 54/052/2007


*Health Services:*
*Israel / Occupied Territories:  *Israeli military authorities at Erez
Crossing have closed the passage to all patients in need of care unavailable
in Gaza, other than the most 'severe and urgent cases' according to
Physicians for Human Rights. *Relief Web* (21 September):
*http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EDIS-778NRC?OpenDocument*<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EDIS-778NRC?OpenDocument>

*USA:*  Senator Hillary Clinton has unveiled a $100 billion-a-year plan to
achieve universal health coverage in the USA. *The New York Times* (17
September):
*
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/washington/17cnd-clinton.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
*<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/washington/17cnd-clinton.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>


*Lesotho: *The work by Stephen Lewis,* *former United Nations Special Envoy
for HIV/AIDS in Africa, to secure international funding for Lesotho, is
credited for increasing the numbers of HIV- positive people able to access
no-cost antiretrovirals, according to *Medical News Today* quoting from the
*Globe and Mail* (13 September):
*http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/82157.php*<http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/82157.php>
For original article in *Globe and Mail* see: *
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/templates/hub?searchText=lesotho&hub=Search&searchType=Quick
*<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/templates/hub?searchText=lesotho&hub=Search&searchType=Quick>
(subscription)


*World: *Two recently published books accuse UNAIDS of inflating HIV
prevalence estimates to increase donor funding, according to *Medical News
Today* (5 September):
*http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/81227.php*<http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/81227.php>

*Zambia*: As part of an agreement with the Clinton
Foundation<http://www.clintonfoundation.org/index.htm%5Ct_new>to
reduce the price of generic antiretrovirals to less than $1, Zambian
authorities have introduced a plan to provide once daily antiretrovirals at
health clinics, according to *Medical News Today* (12 September): *
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/82057.php*<http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/82057.php>

*Sexual and Reproductive Health:*

*Saudi Arabia:*  As of next year, couples wishing to be married will have to
be screened for HIV, under plans unveiled by the Ministry of Health's
assistant undersecretary for preventive medicine, according to *Medical News
Today* (4 September):
*http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/81111.php*<http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/81111.php>

*USA:  *The US Senate has approved a measure which would lift funding
restrictions on international groups that 'perform abortion or promote the
procedure as a method of family planning', but this bill has little prospect
of becoming law, according to the *International Herald Tribune*,   (6
September):
*
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/07/america/NA-GEN-US-Congress-Foreign-Aid.php
*<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/07/america/NA-GEN-US-Congress-Foreign-Aid.php>

*Publications:*

Alvarez, A.A.,'Threshold Considerations in Fair Allocation of Health
Resources: Justice Beyond Scarcity.' *Bioethics* Vol. 21 (8), 426–438.
*
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-8519.2007.00580.x580
*<http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-8519.2007.00580.x580>

Murray, C. et al. 'Can we achieve Millennium Development Goal 4? New
analysis of country trends and forecasts of under-5 mortality to 2015' *The
Lancet*, Vol.370, No 9592, 22 September 2007
*
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607614780/fulltext
*<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607614780/fulltext>

Schroeder, S.A., 'We can do better – Improving the health of American
People'. *New England Journal of Medicine*, Vol.357, No12. 1221-1228. 20
September 2007.
*http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/12/1221*<http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/12/1221>

Social Security Department, ILO, 'Social health protection: an ILO strategy
towards universal access to health care.' Draft for consultation, Issues in
Social Protection; Discussion Paper 19. Geneva, August 2007.
*
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/secsoc/downloads/healthpolicy.pdf
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