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- September 2005
The Open Society Institute established Public Health Watch to ensure that governments live up to the powerful promises embodied in documents such as the United Nations Millennium Declaration, the Amsterdam Declaration to Stop TB, and the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS.
Public Health Watch emphasizes both the publication of high-quality reports on government policies and a participatory monitoring process. On the assumption that informed public engagement is essential for effective policy-making, our approach highlights community-led research and ensures multiple opportunities for dialogue and exchange with a wide range of policy actors, including representatives of affected communities, civil society organizations, public health institutions, journalists, and government officials.
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Drug Policy
The Prescription for Saving Lives
A person dies every five minutes from overdose in the United States. We have the means to dramatically reduce those numbers. But the medication naloxone is suddenly scarce and prices are too high. What needs to happen next to save lives.
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.
End the Drug War
Reframing the Blame for the War on Drugs
The war on drugs is better understood as a war on people. To stop this useless and unjust destruction, we must change how we think—and talk—about people who use drugs.