In October 2010 in Toronto, Canada, the Canadian Treatment Action Council, in cooperation with several partnering organizations and stakeholders, hosted the 1st Canadian HIV/HBV/HCV Co-Infection Research Summit. The Summit welcomed close to 100 delegates from across Canada, including community members, researchers, general practitioners, epidemiologists, frontline workers, government employees, and pharmaceutical representatives. Click here to view PowerPoint presentation and video footage from the Summit.
Members of Parliament did the right thing last week by passing Bill C-393, creating hope that Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) will work as it was meant to – by cutting the red tape and making it easier for companies to provide low cost quality treatments for people with HIV/AIDS in countries with limited resources.
Women across the globe have little to celebrate this International Women's Day in relation to HIV/AIDS, given that it continues to be the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age.