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Dr. Michael
O'Shaughnessy - Maple Ridge
Because
of people like Michael OShaughnessy, British Columbia is acknowledged
for its progressive response to HIV/AIDS. As director of the B.C.
Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, he has established an international
reputation for his AIDS research, his care of people living with
HIV, and his advocacy of human rights. His greatest achievement
has been the establishment of the HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment Program,
which provides life-saving medications to people living with HIV
and AIDS throughout B.C. His leadership helped develop health public
health policy and influenced the creation of the National AIDS Strategy,
Phase III. He was among the first to realize that the battle against
AIDS could be won in the laboratory but lost in the streets. His
vision has always encompassed the broadest aspects of the disease
-- from studying the virus under a microscope to visiting the bedside
of a patient with HIV.
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