International Planned Parenthood Federation

12.07.2005 The Iranian government is handing out cheap needles and methadone treatment to heroin addicts in an attempt to prevent the spread of AIDS.

08.04.2005 The Global Gag Rule is a dark corner of US policy which imposes conditions on grants to family planning organisations. US feminist campaigners have succeeded in a Senate vote which will kickstart the process of abolishing the Rule.

24.03.2005 AIDS activists in Africa, home to nearly two-thirds of the world's HIV infections, appealed to the Indian government to either drop or significantly amend the new patent act. The new act could prevent Indian pharmaceutical firms from producing cheap generic drugs which in turn would affect the supplies of affordable AIDS drugs to Africa considering India is one of the largest global suppliers of generic drugs.