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AIDS epidemic update

In December 2009, WHO and UNAIDS put out a report on the AIDS epidemic update.

Global Leaders Forum

A Global Leaders Forum against HIV and TB was held at UN Headquarters in New York on June 9, 2008. The organizers drew attention to the urgent need for collaboration to reduce the number of people living with HIV, but dying of TB.

Toward universal access report

In September 2010, the report Towards universal access by WHO, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) was released. The report states that significant progress has been made in several low- and middle-income countries in increasing access to HIV/AIDS services. It is the fourth annual report for tracking progress made in achieving the 2010 target of providing universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care.

UN Summit - September 2010 - New York

A UN Summit was held on Sept. 20 to 22, 2010 in New York. The summit was a high level plenary meeting of the general assembly which included Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Heads of State and Government, along with the private sector, foundations, international organization, civil society and research organizations. The assembly kicked off a major concerted worldwide effort to advance  the control of deadly diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS.

Global Plan to Stop TB 2011-15

A new initiative -- Global Plan to Stop TB 2011-2015 -- designed to combat tuberculosis, which claims the lives of nearly two million people across the world every year, could lead the way towards eliminating the disease if governments and donors commit enough funds.

Access to Medicines symposium

On Feb. 18, 2011,WHO, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) held a technical symposium on “Access to Medicines, Patent Information and Freedom to Operate” in Geneva. Before this second in a series of joint symposiums, an optional workshop on “Patent searches and freedom to operate” was offered on Feb. 17, 2011.

UN General Assembly 65th resolution

At the 65th United Nations General Assembly the following resolution was adopted: Organization of the 2011 comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.

World Intellectual Property Organization

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system.

World Trade Organization

There are a number of ways of looking at the World Trade Organization. It is an organization for trade opening. It is a forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements. It is a place for them to settle trade disputes. It operates a system of trade rules. Essentially, the WTO is a place where member governments try to sort out the trade problems they face with each other.

 

World Health Organization

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

 

Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) Agreement

Answers to frequently asked questions about the TRIPS Agreement and compulsory licensing for medicines.

Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

Making CAMR Work: Streamlining Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime is a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology regarding Bill C-393 – Oct. 21, 2010. Recent Toronto Star article.

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