Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2003
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...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2003
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PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSFEATURESTRIPS from Doha to Cancún to Ottawa: global developments in access to treatment and Canada’s Bill C-56Warsaw Declaration on HIV/AIDS and injection drug use adoptedCANADIAN NEWSNorth America’s first supervised injection site opens...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2003
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PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSFEATURESHuman Rights in Vancouver: Do Injection Drug Users Have a Friend in City Hall?Recent Developments in Privacy LegislationCANADIAN NEWSSupervised Injection Sites: Health Canada Approves Vancouver Pilot Sites, but Concerns RemainHealth Canada...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2003
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PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSEDITORIALFEATURESThe UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: One Year LaterThe UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: A Review of Legislation in Six Southern African CountriesCANADIAN NEWSMandatory HIV Testing Used to Bar Potential...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2003
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PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2003
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Form or template
The purpose of this briefing note is to give community-based AIDS organizations (CBAOs) information to help them respond to media questions and other inquiries. The information in this Briefing Note is intended to provide responses that are positive and constructive,...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2002
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PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSFEATURESPreventing Mother-to-Child Transmission: Landmark Decision by South African CourtCompulsory HIV Testing after an Occupational ExposureEstablishing Safe Injection Facilities in Canada: Legal and Ethical IssuesReport on Complementary/Alternative...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2002
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The paper demonstrates that promoting the well-being of both drug users and communities requires changes to drug laws and policies, including the introduction of safe injection facilities.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2002
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PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The paper attempts to determine how health-care and service providers confront ethical dilemmas on a practical level; and to provide, based on their responses, a general set of ethical decision-making guidelines.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2002
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PDF
Resource Type:
Report
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...
