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Throughout the world, people who face stigma and discrimination are often left with substandard or no health care. The Open Society Foundations work to establish health policies and practices that are based on evidence and promote social inclusion, human rights, and justice.

Open Society Jobs

New York
Deadline: August 31, 2012

Open Society Voices

We Do Exist: Gay Men and HIV Risk in Kazakhstan

August 17, 2012 by Heather Doyle

Recent research highlights the need for more effective HIV prevention for men who have sex with men in Kazakhstan. Heather Doyle interviewed the researchers to discuss measures to improve the country's HIV response.

Is Chocolate the Real Gateway Drug?

August 16, 2012 by Thomas Cargiulo

If we use the same logic that has been used with determining that marijuana and alcohol are gateway drugs, then chocolate may be the true gateway drug.

Police, Overdose, and Moral Responsibility

August 15, 2012 by Roxanne Saucier, Azadeh Momenghalibaf
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In many countries, people who use drugs are compelled to make the harsh choice between saving a friend who is overdosing and risking arrest.

Project

Grantee Spotlight

Voices
A Champion for the Sick and Dying in India
By Emily Behar, Lydia Guterman
Dr. Muttacaud Rajagopal is one of the undisputed leaders of the palliative care movement worldwide. His work is motivated by the conviction that no human being, no matter how sick or poor, should suffer from pain in cruel, inhuman, and degrading conditions.

Experts

Director
Open Society Institute–New York, Public Health Program
Open Society Fellow
Open Society Fellowship
Director, International Harm Reduction Development
Open Society Institute–New York, Public Health Program

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