Canada's Report on HIV/AIDS 2002
Lessons Learned: Reframing the Response

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Foreword

Section 1 Rejuvenating Canada's HIV/AIS Response

• The Global Epidemic
• The Epidemic in Canada
• A Call to Action
• Renewing the Vision

Section 2 Canada's Response is Evolving

• The Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS
• A Pan-Canadian Approach

Section 3 Reporting on Progress

Coordinating HIV/AIDS Policy and Programming

• Greater Policy Coordination Leads to Strategic Actions
• National Committees Fulfill a Crucial Advisory Role
• Developing Policy Positions
• Contributing to Global Policy and Programming Initiatives
• Including Persons Infected With and Affected by HIV/AIDS in the Response
• Challenges and Opportunities

Increasing Canadian Involvement, Participation and Partnership in the HIV/AIDS Response

• Extending the Scope of the HIV/AIDS Response
• Canadians Are Getting Involved
• Engaging in the Global Response
• Challenges and Opportunities

Advancing the Science of HIV/AIDS

• Canadian HIV/AIDS Research Partners
• Developing a Strategic Approach
• Treatments
• HIV Vaccines and Microbicides
• Prevention
• Testing Technologies
• Surveillance
• Challenges and Opportunities

Increasing the use of Reliable Information

• Information Technologies – A Valuable Distribution Tool
• Information Centres Expand Their Reach
• New Information Resources Developed
• Information Influences Policies, Programs and Decision Making
• Challenges and Opportunities

Building Canada's Capacity to Address HIV/AIDS

• Building Organizational Capacity
• Professionals Acquire New Skills and Knowledge
• Increasing Research Capacity
• Strengthening Individual and Community Capacity
• Challenges and Opportunities

Section 4 Key Canadian Partners

List of Acronyms

Acknowledgements

Canada's Report on HIV/AIDS 2002 was developed in collaboration with governmental and national non-governmental partners in the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS (CSHA). An editorial board provided invaluable input to the tone and direction of this report. The editorial board members were:

Eileen Clarkin, Health Canada
Geoffrey Cole, Health Canada
Fernand Comeau, Health Canada
Mark Creighan, Canadian AIDS Society
Ian Culbert, Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse, Canadian Public Health Association
Dionne A. Falconer, Ministerial Council on HIV/AIDS
Rosemary Forbes, Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development
Marene Gatali, Health Canada
Karen Gittens, Health Canada
Jennifer Gunning, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Marsha Hay Snyder, Health Canada
Stephen James, AIDS Community Action Program, Health Canada
Mary Beth Pongrac, Correctional Service Canada
Shane Rhodes, Health Canada
Kathy Rice, Health Canada
Steven Sternthal, Health Canada
Lucie Vignola, Health Canada
Art Zoccole, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network

Health Canada would also like to thank the four individuals who agreed to share their experiences and perceptions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with other Canadians:

Viola Antoine
Dr. Liviana Calzavara
Bonnie Hebert
Albert McNutt

This publication may be reproduced by agencies and persons outside the Government of Canada provided prior permission is secured in writing. This publication is also available on the Health Canada web site:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca

To obtain additional copies, please contact:
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse
1565 Carling Avenue, Suite 400
Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 8R1
Tel.: 1-877-999-7740
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2002
Cat. H39-456/2002
ISBN 0-662-66969-x

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