Publication Topic : Access to Medicines
Letter to Minister for International Cooperation Josée Verner re: Demonstrating Canada’s commitment to achieving universal access to HIV prevention, care and treatment by 2010
“[W]e write to encourage you to continue showing Canada’s commitment to address the global HIV/AIDS crisis when you participate in the G8 development and cooperation Ministers meeting on March 27 and 28 in Berlin, Germany. “Prior to the International AIDS Conference in Toronto last summer, GTAG developed a four-point action plan recommending steps CIDA and … Read more
Судебная защита прав: анализ судебной практики, связанной с защитой прав человека в отношении людей, живущих с ВИЧ
Настоящая публикация включает краткое описание выбранных судебных дел в трех тематических областях, где отмечено значительное количество судебных процессов, направленных на защиту и обеспечение прав человека в отношении людей, живущих с ВИЧ, а именно: дискриминация в связи с ВИЧ; доступ к лечению в связи с ВИЧ; и профилактика и уход в связи с ВИЧ в тюрьмах. … Read more
Medicines for all? Commitment and compromise in the fight for Canada’s law on compulsory licensing for export
Article in “The Power of Pills — Social, Ethical & Legal Issues in Drug Development, Marketing and Pricing” (Pluto Books, 2006) In May 2004, Canada became the first country to enact detailed legislation to allow compulsory licensing of patented pharmaceuticals so that lower-cost, generic versions could be exported to eligible developing countries lacking the industrial … Read more
Letter to Minister of Finance James M. Flaherty re: Demonstrating Canada’s Commitment to a Comprehensive Funding Plan for Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment by 2010
“At the Gleneagles Summit in July 2005, G8 leaders promised to develop and implement a package for HIV prevention, treatment and care, with the aim of as close as possible to universal access to treatment for all those who need it by 2010. Canada was among the countries that reaffirmed a commitment to this target … Read more
Delivering on the Pledge: Reforming Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime – GTAG submission to the Government of Canada
Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) is failing to meet its goals. Most people living with HIV/AIDS continue to be denied life-saving treatment, in part due to the high costs of patented drugs. The need for affordable medicines is clear; and Canada must ensure that the CAMR fulfills its humanitarian goals.
Review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime – Legal Network submission to the Government of Canada
“We write in response to the Consultation Paper released in November 2006 as part of the government’s review of what is now described as ‘Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime’ (CAMR), the legislative scheme under the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act to enable compulsory licensing of patented pharmaceuticals for the purpose of exporting … Read more
HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 11(2/3) December 2006
FEATURES Canada’s 2003 renewed drug strategy — an evidence-based review Will they deliver treatment access?: WTO rules and Canada’s law on generic medicine exports The CDC’s routine HIV testing recommendation: legally, not so routine CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Supervised injection facility granted time-limited extension Federal prison guards call for power to test prisoners for HIV Sex workers: … Read more
Will they deliver treatment access?: WTO rules and Canada’s law on generic medicine exports – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 11(2/3)
More than two years since Canada enacted the Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa, no generic medication produced under compulsory license has yet been exported from Canada. In this feature article, Richard Elliott describes attempts by two Canadian generic pharmaceutical companies to navigate the complicated and unwieldy processes established under the Act, and, noting the government’s … Read more
Протокол встречи: Организация глобальной сети для объединения усилий в работе по проблемам СПИДа, права и прав человека
12 августа 2006 г в Торонто, Канада, прошла однодневная сателлитная встреча по Организации глобальной сети для объединения усилий в работе по проблемам СПИДа, права и прав человека. Эта встреча была организована в связи с XVI Международной конференцией по ВИЧ/СПИДу. На встречу были приглашены ведущие специалисты, работающие в области СПИДа, права и защиты прав человека. Цель … Read more