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Aids Law Project

Introducing SECTION27, an organisation that will challenge the state and the private sector to fulfill their constitutional obligations on health

At 4pm on 7 May 2010, leaders from various civil society,public and private sector organisations in South Africa and internationally, gathered for the launch of a new human rights organisation – SECTION27. Head of Legal and Litigation at SECTION27 Adilla Hassim, delivered a speech and COSATU Secretary General Zwelinzima Vavi delivered the keynote address.

By Section27, 16 years ago

Aids Law Project

Constitution packs a real punch:opinion piece published in the Mail and Guardian

Fourteen years ago, our freely elected representatives adopted the Constitution – in part – to “free the potential of each person”, “[h]eal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights”.

By Section27, 16 years ago

Aids Law Project

Messages from our partners on the launch of SECTION27

On the eve of the launch of SECTION27, we received messages from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and UNAIDS and other partners.

By Section27, 16 years ago

Aids Law Project

ALP final review: January 2009 – March 2010

The ALP’s final review covers the organisation’s work from January 2009 through March 2010. While focusing on recent work, this review also reflects on experiences and developments over the past 17 years as it considers the transition to SECTION27.

By Section27, 16 years ago

Aids Law Project

Submission on the Social Assistance Amendment Bill, 2010

On 20 April 2010, the ALP presented its submission on the Social Assistance Amendment Bill, to the National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Social Development. We focused on two issues, namely, the vagueness of the proposed definition of disability and problems in the current and proposed Appeal Processes. ALP was requested to recommend a definition of disability that addresses the concerns raised in our oral and written submissions and a supplementary submission was made.

By Section27, 16 years ago

Aids Law Project

ALP calls on Health Minister to maintain his firm stand on drug prices

The AIDS Law Project (ALP) welcomes the Minister of Health’s budget speech of 13th April 2010. We are encouraged by his commitment to strengthen the public health system, the setting of clear targets for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment and the urgency in the Minister’s approach to tackling the health crisis in South Africa.

By Section27, 16 years2 years ago

Aids Law Project

Equal Education v Western Cape Education Department

On 12 March 2010, the ALP assisted Equal Education in submitting a request to the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) under the Promotion of Access to Information Act. The request sought information on the literacy and numeracy pass rates and average test scores for grades 3 and 6 in the Western Cape.

By Section27, 16 years2 years ago

Aids Law Project

Submission on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2010

The AIDS Law Project (ALP) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2010 (DORB)1 to the Select Committee on Appropriations (“the Committee”). Importantly, this is being done for the first time in terms of the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act, 2009 (“the Money Bills Act”), which came into force on 16 April 2009. This submission is endorsed by the Public Service Accountability Monitor, the Treatment Action Campaign and the Rural Health Advocacy Project.

By Section27, 17 years ago

Aids Law Project

The ALP welcomes aspects of the 2010/2011 budget

The AIDS Law Project (ALP) welcomes those aspects of the 2010/2011 budget that deal with health tabled by Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan on 17 February 2010.

By Section27, 17 years ago

Aids Law Project

Rural Health in Focus: Making expenditure control, equity and efficiency work for Rural Health

This is the first issue of Rural Health in Focus, which aims to draw systematic attention to the successes and challenges of rural health in order to improve national health outcomes. This issue focuses specifically on rural health financing, efficiency and equity. To fully appreciate the support rural health care needs in order to meet national goals, we invite the President, the Minister and Deputy Minister of Finance, the Minister and Deputy Minister of Health, as well as the other Finance MinMec and Members of the National Health Council to shadow a rural doctor for a full day.

By Section27, 17 years ago

Aids Law Project

China Report

Assessment and Observations Arising from a Visit to Beijing and Chengdu, China, to look at Human Rights, Civil Society and aspects of the Chinese Government’s Response to HIV/AIDS.

By Section27, 17 years ago

Aids Law Project

Death by Delay: The moratorium on ARV initiation at Edendale Hospital

In 2009 the AIDS Law Project investigated a moratorium on initiating new patients onto ARV treatment at Edendale Hospital in Kwazulu-Natal following press reports from Health-e news and others, and a call from a concerned private practitioner in Pietermaritzburg.We now publish the report of that investigation.

By Section27, 17 years ago

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