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In this opinion piece, Sean Bland, JD, an associate at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, discusses President Obama’s proposed pilot program to increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention.

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There is a significant correlation between the Hepatitis C and opioid abuse epidemics that has been overlooked in the FY 2017 budget proposals, and indicates a missed opportunity by the government to concurrently provide funding to address both of these public health concerns.

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The World Health Organization posted its “ZIKA Strategic Response Framework & Joint Operations Plan” on Feb. 16. Global health law expert Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, faculty director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, is pleased to see the WHO plan but says the financing needed to stem the Zika epidemic is grossly underestimated.

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Georgetown infectious disease expert Daniel Lucey, MD, MPH, will deliver a presentation titled “WHO Reforms and UN Action” during the “Ebola and Beyond: Preparing for the Next Pandemic” symposium at the 17th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID), March 2-5, 2016 in Hyderabad, India.

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Georgetown public health law expert Lawrence O. Gostin, J.D., will address U.S. domestic preparedness for the fast-spreading Zika virus during testimony, given at the invitation of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Wednesday, March 2nd at 10:15 a.m.

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Policy, advocacy and infectious disease experts will discuss the Zika virus crisis and potential U. S. policy implications on Tuesday, March 15; 9 to 10:30 am on Capitol Hill.