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Letter to Prime Minister and ministers re: Patents and generic drugs in the WTO Ministerial Declaration

“As humanitarian, human rights, and development organisations actively engaged in the Canadian and international responses to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, we wish to raise with you our grave concerns about current discussions at the World Trade Organisation regarding the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (“the TRIPS Agreement”), and Canada’s role in those … Read more

Testing of Persons Believed to be the Source of an Occupational Exposure to HBV, HCV, or HIV – A Backgrounder

The report provides information with reference to current policies, procedures, and scientific literature on: the risk of accidental occupational exposure to HBV, HCV, and HIV; post-exposure protocols and treatment; testing technologies and procedures; benefits to the exposed worker of information about the source person’s serological status, risk factors, and medical history; harms of compulsory testing … Read more

Human Rights, Global Responsibility and Access to Treatments in the Developing World – Presentations at 2001 AGM

The 2001 Annual General Meeting of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network was held in Montréal from Friday, September 21st to Sunday, September 23rd. The AGM opened on the evening of September 21st with a welcome session and a panel discussion on Access to Treatments in Developing Countries. The formal business of the AGM was conducted … Read more

HIV Testing of UN Peacekeeping Forces: Legal and Human Rights Issues

The UNAIDS Executive Director established the UNAIDS Expert Panel on HIV Testing in UN Peacekeeping Operations to analyze and formulate a comprehensive position on the issue of HIV testing. This Expert Panel convened in New York on 17 – 18 September 2001. The purpose of this paper was to contribute to the deliberations of the … Read more

Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS: The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Reacts to Health Canada’s Response to the Network’s 1999 Report on Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS

This paper contains: a short summary of the main issues raised in the Network’s 1999 report; a summary of Health Canada’s response to the Network’s report; the Network’s reaction to Health Canada’s response; a short description of next steps the Network will undertake; and suggestions about how to obtain further information.

Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS: Health Canada’s Response to the Report of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

This document focuses on immediate actions that are being taken to reduce the harm associated with IDU. These initiatives reflect Health Canada’s view that Canada’s response to this urgent health issue requires both improved interventions with individuals who use injection drugs and fundamental changes to the environment in which such interventions are offered.

HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 6(1-2) 2001

FEATURES Medical Prescription of Heroin – A Review The HIV/AIDS Pandemic and its Gender Implications HIV/AIDS IN CANADIAN COURTS Supreme Court Finds Red Cross Negligent in Screening Blood Donors Tainted-Blood Cases: Updates Medical Marijuana and the Law: Recent Developments Motion to Strike Claim Dismissed in HIV Defamation Suit Couple Found Guilty in AIDS Scare Ontario … Read more

Complementary Alternative Healthcare and HIV/AIDS

This is a series of five info sheets: What is CAM [complementary and alternative medicine]? Who Uses it and Why? Ethical Issues and the Use of CAM Natural Health Products: Regulatory Issues Regulating CAM Practices and Practitioners Key Resources Related Publications Complementary Alternative Healthcare and HIV/AIDS: Legal, Ethical and Policy Issues in Regulation