The Ministerial Council On HIV/AIDS

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Annual Report April 1, 2003 - March 31, 2004

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1.0 Message from the Co-Chairs

2.0 The Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS - A Brief History

3.0 Ministerial Council's Vision, Mandate, Roles And Objectives

4.0 Membership and Structure

5.0 Designation of Issues

6.0 Miniterial Council Areas of Work in 2003-2004

6.1 Intra- and inter-departmental collaboration in response to HIV/AIDS

Overview

• 6.1.1 Solicitor General - Correctional Service of Canada
• 6.1.2 Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• 6.1.3 Justice Canada
• 6.1.4 Other federal departments
• 6.1.5 Health Canada

6.2 Comprehensive prevention, care, treatment and support for all communities -

Overview

• 6.2.1 Populations from HIV-endemic countries (African and Caribbean communities)
• 6.2.2 Women and HIV/AIDS
• 6.2.3 Gay men and HIV/AIDS
• 6.2.4 Sex workers
• 6.2.5 Injection drug use (policy)
• 6.2.6 HIV testing
• 6.2.7 Medical use of marihuana (policy)
• 6.2.8 Co-infections (policy)
• 6.2.9 Aboriginal peoples and HIV/AIDS

6.3 Effective and responsive structures and strategies to fight the epidemic, including an adequately resourced Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS -

Overview

• 6.3.1 Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS
• 6.3.2 Social justice framework and determinants of health
• 6.3.3 CSHA funding adequacy
• 6.3.4 CSHA resource allocation
• 6.3.5 Health care reform
• 6.3.6 Drug review process

6.4 All streams of HIV/AIDS-related research, including epidemiological, basic science, clinical science, psycho-social and community-based research -

Overview

• 6.4.1 CIHR
• 6.4.2 Community-based research
• 6.4.3 Microbicides
• 6.4.4 Vaccines
• 6.4.5 Injection drug use (research)
• 6.4.6 Medical use of marihuana (research)
• 6.4.7 Epidemiological surveillance
• 6.4.8 Co-infections (research)

6.5 Canada's international response to HIV/AIDS

Overview

• 6.5.1 World AIDS Day
• 6.5.2 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) - follow-up
• 6.5.3 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• 6.5.4 CIDA HIV/AIDS programs
• 6.5.5 International trade
• 6.5.6 Other international issues

7.0 Appendices

• Appendix 1: Terms of Reference for the Ministerial Council on HIV/AIDS
• Appendix 2: Members of the Ministerial Council on HIV/AIDS
• Appendix 3: How to contact the Ministerial Council on HIV/AIDS
• Appendix 4: Date and location of Ministerial Council meetings during 2003-2004

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