Two years ago, Parliament unanimously passed a law to ease access to lower-cost, generic medicines for developing countries confronting an ongoing tide of suffering and death. But so far not a single pill has left Canada. During AIDS 2006, federal Health Minister Tony Clement promised that the government would review the law and fix it … Read more
In May 2004, at the urging of civil society advocates, Canada became the first country to enact detailed legislation implementing the August 2003 decision of the World Trade Organization allowing compulsory licensing of pharmaceutical patents in a WTO Member for the purpose of exporting lower-cost generic products to countries lacking sufficient capacity to manufacture their … Read more
“As you are undoubtedly aware, South Africa is the country most heavily affected by HIV/AIDS on a per capita basis. Every day, roughly 800 South Africans die from AIDS and another 1000 are infected — all this despite the fact that South Africa has a strong economy and a constitutionally enshrined guarantee of health care … Read more
“Thank you for writing me in support of the Make Poverty History campaign’s work at the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto. Clearly, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s absence speaks volumes as to where he places the HIV/AIDS crisis among his priorities. In contrast, NDP Caucus members Bill Siksay, Libby Davies, Olivia Chow, Alexa McDonough, and … Read more
At this session, Brigitte Zirger (Health Canada), Prof. David H. Mwakyusa (Minister for Health and Social Welfare – Tanzania), Bruce Clark (Apotex), Anil Soni (Clinton Foundation), Rachel Kiddell-Monroe (Médecins Sans Frontières) and Richard Elliott (Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network) will present their perspectives on their experience with the Canadian law and the 2003 WTO decision, and … Read more
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