Complementary Alternative Healthcare and HIV/AIDS: Legal, Ethical and Policy Issues in Regulation

The paper: discusses the difficulties in defining the precise scope of the field of complementary and/or alternative medicine; reviews the available evidence regarding the use of CAM by Canadians generally; reviews the available evidence regarding the use of CAM by people with HIV/AIDS, identifying some of the key conclusions to be drawn regarding the prevalence … Read more

Letter to Prime Minister and ministers re: Patents and generic drugs in the WTO Ministerial Declaration

“As humanitarian, human rights, and development organisations actively engaged in the Canadian and international responses to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, we wish to raise with you our grave concerns about current discussions at the World Trade Organisation regarding the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (“the TRIPS Agreement”), and Canada’s role in those … Read more

Open letter to all members of Parliament re: Patents and generic drugs in the WTO Ministerial Declaration

“As humanitarian, human rights, and development organisations actively engaged in the Canadian and international responses to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, we wish to raise with you our grave concerns about current discussions at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) regarding the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (“the TRIPS Agreement”), and Canada’s role in … Read more

Human Rights, Global Responsibility and Access to Treatments in the Developing World – Presentations at 2001 AGM

The 2001 Annual General Meeting of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network was held in Montréal from Friday, September 21st to Sunday, September 23rd. The AGM opened on the evening of September 21st with a welcome session and a panel discussion on Access to Treatments in Developing Countries. The formal business of the AGM was conducted … Read more

HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 6(1-2) 2001

FEATURES Medical Prescription of Heroin – A Review The HIV/AIDS Pandemic and its Gender Implications HIV/AIDS IN CANADIAN COURTS Supreme Court Finds Red Cross Negligent in Screening Blood Donors Tainted-Blood Cases: Updates Medical Marijuana and the Law: Recent Developments Motion to Strike Claim Dismissed in HIV Defamation Suit Couple Found Guilty in AIDS Scare Ontario … Read more

Complementary Alternative Healthcare and HIV/AIDS

This is a series of five info sheets: What is CAM [complementary and alternative medicine]? Who Uses it and Why? Ethical Issues and the Use of CAM Natural Health Products: Regulatory Issues Regulating CAM Practices and Practitioners Key Resources Related Publications Complementary Alternative Healthcare and HIV/AIDS: Legal, Ethical and Policy Issues in Regulation