Access to Medicines – Page 25

Letter to Prime Minister Paul Martin re: Canada’s contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

September 25, 2022August 18, 2005

“As a coalition of international development organizations, international humanitarian organizations, AIDS service organizations, trade unions, faith-based groups and human rights organizations, we are writing to encourage you to continue showing Canada’s commitment to the Global Fund to fight AIDS TB and Malaria (GFATM) by making a generous pledge at the GFATM Replenishment Conference taking place … Read more

HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 10(2) August 2005

October 4, 2022August 1, 2005

FEATURES The criminalization of HIV transmission in England and Wales: questions of law and policy CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS HIV disclosure no longer required on application form for temporary resident visa Safer tattooing piloted in six federal prisons Ottawa: City Council approves distribution of crack kits Bill to export generic drugs comes into force Recommendations published concerning … Read more

Human Rights Advocacy Group Welcomes Canadian Law Coming Into Force – Urges generic drug companies and government to follow through with lower-cost medicines

September 25, 2022May 13, 2005

Letter to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board re: Submission to PMPRB in response to “Price Increases for Patented Medicines: Discussion Paper”

September 25, 2022May 7, 2005

The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is pleased to submit herewith material in response to the PMPRB’s recent discussion paper on the question of price increases in Canada for patented medicines.

Generic Drugs Bill Still Not in Force One Year Later – Coalition calls on all parties in the House of Commons to cooperate on final procedural hurdle

September 25, 2022May 4, 2005

Letter to Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam re: Patent (Amendment) Bill 2005

September 25, 2022March 26, 2005

“We write to you to express our deepest concern that recent amendments to India’s patent legislation will lead to unnecessary suffering and death for millions of people in your country and in many others, particularly in the developing world. We urge you to send the Patent (Amendment) Bill 2005 back to Parliament for reconsideration, so … Read more

HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 9(3) December 2004

October 4, 2022December 1, 2004

FEATURES Still underground: searching for progress in realizing the human rights of women in prostitution Steps forward, backward, and sideways: Canada’s bill on exporting generic pharmaceuticals EDITORIAL High time to vastly scale up action on human rights CANADIAN NEWS Ontario: Police disclose HIV status of accused under Police Services Act BC: Campaign launched to protect … Read more

Steps forward, backward, and sideways: Canada’s bill on exporting generic pharmaceuticals – HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 9(3)

October 4, 2022December 1, 2004

This article is the second in a series tracing the evolution of Canada’s legislation. It reviews the developments leading up to the adoption of Bill C-9 in its final form, and analyzes its positive and negative aspects. Hopefully, other advocates can learn from this experience and other countries can avoid replicating the negative aspects as … Read more

Canada Should Send Message on Bush AIDS Policies During State Visit – Ideological pandering undermines effective response to global AIDS pandemic

September 25, 2022November 29, 2004

Human Rights Group Warns Initiative Could Fail – Calls on generic companies and the federal government to take action

September 25, 2022November 19, 2004