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UQ Ipswich Campus 10th Anniversary And Launch Of Teaching Of Medicine, Australia
An event to mark the celebrate the 10th anniversary of the UQ Ipswich Campus and the launch of UQ"s teaching of Medicine at UQ Ipswich will be held today, Friday, July 24, 2009.
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Insurers Join Public Debate With New Ad Campaign
The insurance industry so far has "stayed at the bargaining table and held its fire in the ad wars," but "now, the industry is speaking up, not with an attack but with a seven-figure, national cable TV ad buy starting Monday in favor of affordable bipartisan health reform that can cover everyone," Politico reports. "But make no mistake: The ads are sending a strong don"t-tread-on-us message, not so much a shot across the bow of reform as a reminder of the industry"s ability to weigh in at any time, with messages pro or con." The 30-second ads from America"s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) "pushes for bipartisan reform that includes affordable, universal coverage that doesn"t deny insurance to those with pre-existing health conditions," but doesn"t attack the idea of a government-run insurance plan - a proposal the industry vehemently opposes." The ad "will be supported by a complementary print campaign that is also set to launch this week."
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G8 Leaders Launch $20B Initiative To Help Farmers In Developing Countries
The Washington Post reports: "Leaders of the world"s major economies pledged Friday to raise $20 billion over the next three years for food and agricultural aid to the world"s most impoverished countries." According to Obama administration officials, "the U.S. will contribute at least $3.5 billion over the next three years to the worldwide effort," which in addition to the funding, "hopes to better coordinate global food aid efforts and work through initiatives already in place in poor countries around the world, rather than creating new plans," the Washington Post reports (Fletcher, 7/10).
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Vigils Held Worldwide To Protest Jailing Of Iranian Physicians Who Addressed HIV/AIDS

Health professionals on Tuesday held vigils in several cities worldwide to protest the imprisonment of Iranian brothers Kamiar and Arash Alaei -- physicians and leading HIV/AIDS advocates in the country -- following the release of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, the Albany Times Union reports. Vigils were held in cities such as New York City and Washington, D.C., as a day of global protest against the brothers" imprisonment. Vigils also were held in cities across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America, according to the Times Union.Jonathan Hutson -- a spokesperson for Physicians for Human Rights, which is leading a campaign for the brothers" release -- said, "The release of Ms. Saberi has shifted the world"s attention to the plight of others who are likewise jailed in Iran on trumped-up charges." He added, "This is not an issue of politics, but of global health. The only battle they were engaged in is the public health battle to prevent and treat the deadly epidemic of AIDS. They need to be allowed to return to their lifesaving work" (Grondahl, Albany Times Union, 5/13). Related Editorials Three newspapers recently published editorials related to the Alaei brothers. Summaries appear below. *Boston Globe: "[I]f Iran"s leaders want to convey a message of conciliation and justice, they should have" the Alaei brothers "exonerated on their appeal of convictions for working with an "enemy government" and "seeking to overthrow the Iranian government,"" a Globe editorial says. The Globe adds the PHR and "several other public health and human rights groups are sponsoring rallies in New York; Washington, D.C.; and other cities around the world to call for the doctors" release," concluding, "We hope Iran"s leaders get this message as well" (Boston Globe, 5/12). *Los Angeles Times: "Human rights activists say there are several hundred political prisoners jailed in Iran solely for exercising rights that in the West are often taken for granted," a Times editorial says. The editorial continues that Iran "should allow international human rights organizations or independent jurists access to" the Alaeis" case records and "provide fair and open trials to all prisoners," concluding that "[d]efendants should be innocent until proven guilty, and the burden of proof must be on the prosecution" (Los Angeles Times, 5/12). *New York Times: The recent release of Saberi, who "had been sentenced to eight years in a notorious Iranian prison on espionage charges, is welcome news and a humanitarian gesture by Iranian leaders" but "should not be overstated," a Times editorial says. "Working conditions are still treacherous for journalists and other professionals in Iran," the editorial says, adding that PHR is "campaigning" for the release of the Alaei brothers, "whose unfair trials and horrifying sentences are still intact" (New York Times, 5/12). Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. © 2009 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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