“Perhaps more than any other G7 leader, you are aware of the importance of debt cancellation for impoverished countries, and the failures of past strategies to address the debt issue. Despite important gains secured by current debt relief strategies, poor countries still spend more on debt service than on health and education. Countries in Africa … Read more
Over the last decade, the success of the human rights–based approach to HIV/AIDS has been spotty, says Mark Heywood. In this feature article, the author describes the challenges that remain in implementing a human rights approach. He presents an analysis of questions raised by De Cock et al concerning the applicability of the human rights … Read more
The tool was prepared with reference to Government of Canada policies and practices, and the primary audience is program staff in Canada in non-governmental development organizations community based AIDS organizations the private sector who prepare funding proposals, and manage and evaluate projects or programs, which address HIV/AIDS and related issues in developing countries and countries … Read more
The paper: highlights the significance of policy on pharmaceutical pricing, given increasing costs and spending on medicines as part of overall healthcare spending in Canada; identifies recent developments that are important because they inform current debates in Canada over regulating drug prices, or our policies in general relating to pharmaceuticals; outlines current federal law and … Read more