title: Legal and ethical issues in microbicides research and development in Canada.
abstract: The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) recently completed a report entitled Microbicides Development and Delivery in Canada: Legal, Ethical and Human Rights Issues. The report builds on Canadian and international experience and was written in consultation with Canadian community and international experts. It is available on the CAS website (www.cdnaids.ca) and from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre (www.aidssida.cpha.ca) as of September 2004. In this article the report's author, Anna Alexandrova, argues that Canada needs to develop a microbicides development and delivery strategy that addresses research and development issues, outlines possible roles for meaningful community participation, and provides guidelines on funding, promotion, licensing, and distribution.
authors.affiliation: International Harm Reduction Development Program, Open Society Institute, New York, USA. AnnaAlexandrova@aol.com.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alexandrova
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002170:Canada; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics; D032984:Ethics, Research; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006806:Human Rights
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents