Reports

Written by: Steven Lott Published: April 7, 2010 Summary Report: Benefit-Risk Roundtable On Friday, March 5, 2010, over thirty Canadian health stakeholders (representing patients, providers, government, academics and industry) participated in a... More » Tags: Benefit/Risk, Canada, Patient engagement, Reports	Written by: Steven Lott Published: October 21, 2009 Summary report: WHO/UNICEF/World Bank Briefing on the State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunization The joint WHO/UNICEF/World Bank briefing served primarily to launch their State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunization Report. While the report contained... More » Tags: Global, Reports, Vaccines
Written by: James Ward Published: May 16, 2009 Summary Report: Pre-WHA Civil Society Forum “Equity, Justice and Health” The Pre-WHA Civil Society Forum (“Equity, Justice and Health”) was co-organized by the People’s Health Movement, Third World Network and the World Council of... More » Tags: Compulsory licensing, Global, Reports	Written by: Elisabeth Fowler Published: May 1, 2009 Impacts of Incontinence: a briefing document from the Canadian Continence Foundation The following policy brief has been commissioned by The Canadian Continence Foundation (TCCF) to help government address the unmet needs of Canadians living with... More » Tags: Canada, Health policy, Incontinence, NCDs, Reports
Written by: Steven Lott Published: May 20, 2008 Patient-friendly summary of the WHO IGWG draft strategy In August 2006 the World Health Organization (WHO) established the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Global, innovation, Intellectual property, Reports	Written by: Steven Lott Published: April 14, 2008 IPP Environmental Scan An overview of the intellectual property protection environment for pharmaceuticals, with a focus on opponents to patent protection and highlights of some of the... More » Tags: Global, Intellectual property, Reports
Written by: Elisabeth Fowler Published: May 1, 2007 Incontinence - A Canadian Perspective This report from The Canadian Continence Foundation sheds light on a well kept secret – that as many as 3.3 million Canadians experience some form of incontinence... More » Tags: Canada, Health policy, Incontinence, NCDs, Reports	Written by: Christopher Ward Published: April 1, 2007 Generic Drugs In Canada: A Policy Paper This Report provides an overview of background information related to the pharmaceutical market both globally and within Canada, followed by a summary of the... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Canada, Generic medicines, Health policy, Reimbursement, Reports
Written by: Christopher Ward Published: March 1, 2007 Providing Chiropractic Services to Those Most Vulnerable: Fulfilling Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Priorities Compensation for chiropractic services in an evolving health care system is a more complicated issue than for other professionals. The lack of clear direction... More » Tags: Canada, Chiropractic services, Health policy, Reports	Written by: Christopher Ward Published: February 1, 2007 The Importance of Patient Participation in Health Policy Decision Making A report to the Ministry of Health and Long Term CareFebruary 2007 Consumer Engagement in Health Technology Assessment: Recommendations for the Mandate and Makeup... More » Tags: Canada, Health policy, Health Technology Assessment, Patient engagement, Reports