“As concerned international development organisations, AIDS service organisations, labour movements, faith based organisations, persons living with HIV/AIDS and concerned citizens we are writing to urge you to remember the commitments Canada made in June 25–27, 2001 when you and 190 other UN member states adopted the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS . . . .”
“The House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs’ recent report entitled “HIV/AIDS and the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Sub-Saharan Africa,” recommends that the federal government triple its contribution to the Global Fund. We support this call and recommend that funding not be taken from existing commitments to international development assistance . . . .”
“Tomorrow, 15,000 people will die — not from war, famine, or genocide, but from a lack of political will. Our government can help save the lives of the nearly 6 million people who will otherwise die this year from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. We have prevention strategies and treatments. The essential missing component is resources … Read more
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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
“Thank you for your acknowledgement on 9 January 2003 of the joint and detailed letter on Access to Affordable Medicines and the WTO of 17 December 2002, sent by ICAD and twenty-six nongovernmental and civil society organizations, along with six individuals. “We appreciate your acknowledgement of our letter, but regret that you have not provided … Read more
“The purpose of this submission is three-fold. First, the Network would like to express its support for the complaint lodged on 19 September 2002 by Hazel Tau and ten others… “Second, the Network would like to place before the Commission the recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation … Read more