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| Past Projects |
“HIV/AIDS and Gender-Based Violence (GBV): linking advocacy at the grass roots in China, India, Thailand and Vietnam”
Ford Foundation
The Program implemented an HIV/AIDS and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) project to facilitate an informed exchange of information amongst those working on issues of HIV/AIDS and GBV at the global and local levels. Working with eight local NGO partners, this project aimed to: set a common human rights and sexuality framework for programs; document “best practices”; create tools and materials to help integrate HIV and GBV links; and strengthen the skills of practitioners and activists for continued joint efforts. Four poster presentations on the project were made at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada in August 2006. In conjunction with the International AIDS Conference and in collaboration with the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, the Program convened a forum for discussing the linkages between GBV and HIV with a view to understanding common challenges and informing research, advocacy, policy and practice.
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UNAIDS Global Reference Group on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights
UNAIDS Secretariat
PIHHR served as the secretariat for the UNAIDS Global Reference Group on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights from its inception in June 2002 through April 2006. The Reference Group is an independent, advisory body, established to advise UNAIDS on all matters relating to HIV and human rights. During this period, Sofia Gruskin also served as Chair of this 17-member group. As the secretariat, the Program was responsible for coordinating activities, conducting research and putting together policy briefs, recommendations and reports on current and emerging HIV and human rights issues. The Program produced numerous issue papers to facilitate the work of the Reference Group on topics such as the human rights implications of scaling up HIV testing and the value of rights-based approaches to HIV and AIDS.
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Health and Human Rights Syllabi Database
PIHHR, in collaboration with The University of New South Wales' Initiative for Health and Human Rights, is pleased to provide the Health and Human Rights Syllabi Database for use by teachers, practitioners and those interested in the teaching of health and human rights in academic settings. This database is based upon a compilation of syllabi submitted by participants to the Health and Human Rights Education in Academic Settings Meeting, held at the Harvard School of Public Health. The database is continuously updated to include revised and new syllabi. It is hoped that use of these syllabi will help facilitate ongoing discussion among health and human rights educators with the aims of improving the quality of teaching in this area, bringing it to a wider audience, and inspiring new initiatives.
Enhancing Care Initiative (ECI)
Harvard AIDS Institute with funding from Merck Company Foundation
Professor Gruskin was the co-Principal Investigator of the Enhancing Care Initiative. ECI developed a multi-sectoral conceptual and practical framework on how to assess, plan for, and evaluate care for people living with HIV/AIDS, a framework fully based on human rights and gender-sensitive approaches.
Health and Human Rights Training
The Program developed this training module, which is relevant and applicable to all WHO departments. The training includes sessions on human rights from a personal perspective, human rights and WHO, an introduction and case studies on international human rights in relation to health policies and programs.
Intensive Course on Health and Human Rights
The Program is central to this annual four-day, collaborative effort involving the Department of Population and International Health and the Center for Continuing Professional Education at the Harvard School of Public Health, and the Department of Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights at the Boston University School of Public Health.
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