Non-governmental organizations call on Government to renew AIDS funding
2010-01-25Six organizations, including CAHR, published an Op Ed article in the January, 2010, issue of The Hill Times, which is a highly influential Parliament Hill news journal. The article calls on the Government of Canada to renew its long-term commitments to the fight HIV/AIDS by doing the following:
- Restore the funding that was removed from the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS.
- Lead the way in creating a national catastrophic drug program as part of a national pharma-care program.
- Develop national HIV treatment standards.
- Support the expansion of comprehensive HIV prevention and health services.
- Fix Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) by passing Bill C-393, so that lower-cost, generic medicines can get to developing countries.
- Commit to increased and sustained funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
- Establish a firm timetable for reaching the long-promised target of allocating 0.7% of our gross national income (GNI) to official development assistance.
- Renew investments in researching and developing vaccines and microbicides that would help dramatically reduce new HIV infections globally, and provide greater protection for all people, especially women.
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