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Federal InitiativeThe Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada is an evolution from the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS, and builds on the recommendations from the Standing Committee on Health; lessons learned from past federal HIV/AIDS strategies; and consultations with stakeholders, provinces and territories. In May 2004, the Government of Canada announced that ongoing federal HIV/AIDS funding is planned to increase from $42.2 million to $84.4 million annually by 2008-2009. The Initiative signals a renewed and strengthened federal role in the Canadian response to HIV/AIDS. It also defines the federal government commitment and contribution to the national framework for HIV/AIDS, embodied in Leading Together: Canada Takes Action on HIV/AIDS , which was released in October 2005. The Government of Canada encourages the use of Leading Together to all participants in Canada's response to HIV/AIDS. For more information, please contact the External and Government Relations Section at (613) 946-6674, or at fernand_comeau@phac-aspc.gc.ca . The goals of the Federal Initiative are to:
Three policy directions will guide federal action under the Federal Initiative: Partnership and Engagement Integration Accountability There are five areas of action under the Federal Initiative:
For more information on the Federal Initiative, please see The Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada: Strengthening Federal Action in the Canadian Response to HIV/AIDS in Canada.
Roles and Responsibilities of Funded Departments and Agencies under the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in CanadaThrough the Federal Initiative, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Correctional Service Canada will collaborate with other federal government departments, provincial and territorial governments, non-governmental organizations, researchers, health care professionals and people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS in five areas of federal action: program and policy interventions; knowledge development; communications and social marketing; coordination, planning, evaluation and reporting; and global engagement. Public Health Agency of CanadaThe Public Health Agency of Canada is responsible for the overall coordination of the Federal Initiative, which includes joint planning, and monitoring and evaluation. The Agency is also responsible for communications, social marketing, national and regional programs, policy development, surveillance, laboratory science and global engagement focussing on technical assistance and policy advice. The main involvement of PHAC is through the Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control and the Regional Offices. Health Canada is responsible for community-based HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and related services for First Nations on reserve and some Inuit communities. The department, in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada, is also responsible for coordinating global engagement activities under the Federal Initiative, as well as program evaluation activities. Canadian Institutes of Health Research The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which is the Government of Canada's health research agency, is responsible for setting priorities and administering the Federal Initiative's extramural research program, in partnership with the Public Health Agency Correctional Service Canada is responsible for providing health services, including those services related to the prevention, care, treatment of HIV/AIDS to offenders sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more. |
Last Updated: 2006-06-20 |