Dealing with AIDS in Canada: The Unmet Challenge. Presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance

A presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance by Glen Bradford Chair of the BC Persons with AIDS Society on October 27, 2003. [See accompanying Brief: Dealing with AIDS in Canada: The Unmet Challenge. A Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding Fiscal Priorities for the Future.] The Society notes that the annual budget for the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS has remained static for the past 10 years while the cumulative number of HIV infections has risen and the virus has migrated to populations that were once considered low risk. In addition to increasing the budget of the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS to $106 million to address the changing epidemic as recommended by other AIDS organizations, the Society asks for an additional $20 million to fund Positive Prevention iniatives to curb the spread of HIV by addressing the issues and concerns of HIV positive people. A description and examples of BCPWA's Positive Prevention Campaign are included.