This Q&A answers some common questions about patents and international trade agreements. The rules on drug patents in international trade agreements and domestic laws affect the availability and affordability of medicines. This document explains the connection between patent issues and access to affordable drugs, to help inform advocates for the health of people in developing … Read more
This report is intended to complement and build on prior documents produced by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network related to human rights and HIV vaccine development. The report is part of a larger project led by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network to facilitate dialogue among researchers, funders, affected communities, national governments and the international community … Read more
“As Canadian members of civil society, the undersigned join in expressing to you our very deep concern about the Canadian government’s position at the World Trade Organization in current negotiations on the issue of access to affordable medicines in developing countries. We have a number of specific concerns outlined below…”
FEATURES The 1st Annual Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights House of Commons Committee Releases Report on Canada’s Drug Strategy HIV/AIDS in Prisons: Recent Developments CANADIAN NEWS Canada Refuses to Issue a Visa to an HIV-Positive Worker on Antiretroviral Drugs Supervised Injection Sites: Minister of Health Ready to Review Applications for Pilot Research … Read more
On 17 May 2001, the House of Commons created a Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs based on a motion introduced by Randy White, Canadian Alliance MP (Langley–Abbottsford) and gave it a very broad mandate to study “the factors underlying or relating to the nonmedical use of drugs in Canada” and to propose recommendations … Read more
In a report released on 20 November 2002, entitled Action on HIV/AIDS in Prisons: Too Little, Too Late – A Report Card, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network concluded that despite repeated studies and nearly ten years of recommendations for urgent and pragmatic action, the response of Canadian governments to HIV/AIDS, HCV, and injection drug use … Read more
In 2002, over five years after the release of the “HIV/AIDS in Prisons: Final Report” (see Related Publications, below) and 10 years after Correctional Service Canada created the Expert Committee on AIDS and Prisons, it is time to assess whether the call for action made in the Final Report has been heard, and to document … Read more
The paper attempts to determine how health-care and service providers confront ethical dilemmas on a practical level; and to provide, based on their responses, a general set of ethical decision-making guidelines.