Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) vote happens this week

URGENT ACTION ALERT ON ACCESS TO MEDICINES

PLEASE ACT BEFORE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28!

Bill C-393 can save lives!…but only if passed in its proposed form.

Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) was passed by the Canadian government in 2004, with the intention of helping countries reeling from the impact of diseases like AIDS, TB and malaria gain access to essential medicines and keep their citizens alive.
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Stephen Lewis Foundation launches the AfriGrand Caravan

The Stephen Lewis Foundation has launched the AfriGrand Caravan, a cross-country tour with young African women orphaned by AIDS and grandmothers faced with an orphan care crisis in AIDS-ravaged sub-Saharan Africa. Read more

AIDS funding shortfalls seriously affecting treatment delivery

May organizations are deeply concerned about the lack of funding or commitment from the industrialized world for health care around the world. The G8/G20 Summit in Toronto saw the richest nations on the planet pledge a mere $5 billion towards health issues for developing nations. Past pledges have been larger but delivering the funds promised have also fallen short of promises. Read more

Canada’s Prime Minister creates havoc over G20 meeting

Stephen Harper, Canada’s Prime Minster, has been criticized for mistakes and arrogance in the way he governs his country but none are as clear and resounding as his decisions regarding the G20 meeting.

While Canadians watched as their historically violent free downtown core became something resembling a military zone this weekend, the world watched as windows were smashed, riot police fought off ambushes and police cruisers went up in smoke.
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African grandmothers organize tour across Canada

On the eve of the G20 Toronto Summit African grandmothers have issued a clarion call to the world, articulating what must be done at the front lines of the AIDS pandemic for their families and communities to move beyond survival to a meaningful quality of life. Read more

Dignitas need help for Phalombe in Malawi

“When is Dignitas coming to Phalombe? We need your help.”

In the Phalombe District of Malawi, HIV treatment is currently available in only 20% of rural health centres. People are dying because they can’t afford transport to get to a clinic, and they’re too sick to walk. HIV-infected infants are dying because life-saving prevention and treatment services are not accessible. Read more

Catholic Church needs to stop denying wrongdoing

The Catholic Church needs to stop denying wrongdoing and start acting appropriately regarding the sex scandals that are rocking this religious institution.
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World TB Day

Today, March 24th, is World TB Day. World TB Day builds public awareness that tuberculosis remains an epidemic across the globe, particularly in resource-limited settings. Read more

U.S. finally gets health care …what took so long

As the rest of the world watched and listened, we shook our heads in amazement at why it was so hard for a country to pass legislation for what many in developed countries take for granted..health care for their citizens …not just the rich. Read more

We Are The World 25 Haiti – video helps raise money

We Are The World 25 for Haitia was recorded on February 1st, 2010, in the same studio as the original 25 years earlier (Henson Recording Studios, formerly A&M Recording Studios). It featured many of today’s top artists. It is once again a call for help for people less fortunate. Read more

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