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Adrift from the moorings of good public policy: Ignoring evidence and human rights – International Journal of Drug Policy 19 (2008)
The approach of Canada’s Government to Insite, North America’s first safer injecting facility, is one manifestation of what appears to be the government’s broader hostility to both evidence and human rights in public policy, at least insofar as that policy involves the health of people who use illicit drugs. A number of observations are warranted … Read more
Viral Time Bomb: Health and Human Rights Challenges in Addressing Hepatitis C in Canada
By conservative estimates, hepatitis C (HCV) affects some 250,000–300,000 people in Canada. A chronic illness that causes liver failure, liver cancer and other serious health concerns, hepatitis C already weighs heavily on the health care system. Its public health and economic impact is expected to double in only a few years. Today, over 90 percent … Read more
Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime – Update: 7 May 2008
The Government of Rwanda chooses to purchase a generic fixed-dose combination AIDS drug from Toronto-based generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Apotex, Inc., clearing the last major hurdle to the first use of “Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime”, and the first use anywhere of the August 30, 2003 decision of the General Council of the World Trade Organization … Read more
Legislation to Authorize Forced Testing for HIV In the Event of Occupational Exposure: An Unjustified and Unnecessary Rights Violation – A submission to the Government of Manitoba
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (“Legal Network”) understands that the government of Manitoba has received proposals encouraging it to enact legislation authorizing the forced testing of people for HIV and other diseases in situations of possible occupational exposure. The Legal Network wishes to take this opportunity to comment on this subject. It is our understanding … Read more
Nothing About Us Without Us – A manifesto by people who use illegal drugs
This manifesto was made by people who use drugs. Participants in the project expressed their hope that people who use drugs around the world will either adopt this manifesto, or use it as the basis for creating their own manifesto. Related Publications «Ничего для нас без нас» — Манифест людей, имеющих опыт употребления наркотиков (Russian version) … Read more