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Those most at risk need to be heard when decisions on health care funding are under debate. The Open Society Foundations work to ensure that global funding for health is raised, allocated, and used in ways that meet the needs of marginalized persons.

Vaccine Justice

The Quest to Boost Africa’s Fight Against COVID-19

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While Africa consumes 25 percent of the world’s vaccines, only one percent of vaccines are manufactured there. The mRNA vaccine manufacturing hub in South Africa is working to change that.

October 12, 2022 | Erin Greenberg & Kiti Kajana Phillips

Rest in Peace

Remembering David Rothman, a Liberator and Pioneer

Rothman, a scholar-advocate of the highest order who had a profound influence on Open Society, wrote on a wide array of subjects concerning ethics and medicine, and helped free thousands of people from involuntary institutionalization.

September 3, 2020

Valuing Lived Experience

The Need for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Global Mental Health

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A growing body of research shows that Western models of mental health don’t work for everyone. When it comes to care or policy, policymakers should first listen to those with lived experience of mental health challenges.

May 24, 2019 | Lisa Cosgrove

Event Recap

How Big Companies Pretend to Create Economic Value, While Actually Destroying It

Mariana Mazzucato

Mariana Mazzucato calls for a public debate about what is really adding value to our economies so that we can create a new form of capitalism that works for us all.

September 18, 2018

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The Fight to End HIV Is Also a Fight for Women’s Rights

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The recipient of the International AIDS Society’s inaugural Prudence Mabele Prize, Duduzile Dlamini, is a reminder to the world that the rights of women and girls cannot be treated as an obstacle to public health.

August 7, 2018 | Julia Greenberg

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Macedonia’s Lessons for Fighting HIV

A red ribbon lined with candles on pavement

When a key funder pulled back, many advocates for people in Macedonia with HIV feared the worst. But thanks to a mix of grassroots advocacy and targeted political outreach, the fight against the epidemic continues.

December 11, 2017 | Andrej Senih

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The Dire Consequences of Slashing U.S. Global HIV Assistance

A person holding condom packages

The Trump administration’s proposed cuts for programs devoted to fighting this disease would cost innocent lives as well as U.S. global influence.

June 5, 2017 | Julia Greenberg

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Public Health in the Trump Era

Experts discuss how right-wing populist politics are shaping health care and more.

April 4, 2017
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