21 April 2004 13:43
Media Advisory - Russian and Canadian Policy Leaders Unite in Toronto to Address Russia`s Growing AIDS
Crisis
TORONTO, April 21 /CNW/ - What: A panel of leading Russian and Canadian HIV/AIDS experts provides an update of their
joint efforts to confront the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Russian Federation, based on Canadian models and best practices.
Panelists: Russian experts: Dr. Larissa Dementieva, Senior AIDS Specialist, Russian Ministry of Health Dr. Oleg Yurin,
Russia's Leading Clinical Specialist on HIV/AIDS Other Russian federal and regional experts from governmental and
non-governmental organizations in four regions of Russia Canadian experts: Professor William Flanagan, Faculty of Law,
Queens University Carol Major, Research Coordinator, Ontario HIV Treatment Network Vinay P. Saldanha, Project
Coordinator, Canada AIDS Russia Project When/Where: Friday, April 23, 2004, at 1:00 P.M. Casey House 119 Isabella St,
Toronto, ON Background on Canada AIDS Russia Project: This panel is part of the Canada AIDS Russia Project, a three-year
C$2.5M project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. The project focuses on building Russia's
capacity to confront the spread of HIV/AIDS, based on Canadian models and best practice. Background on HIV/AIDS in
Russia: Russia is facing one of the fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemics in the world, with over 200,000 new cases of HIV
infection diagnosed in the last three years. Currently, less than 1,500 patients have access to treatment, while the
growing needs for treatment and care threaten to overwhelm the capacity of the Russian health system to deal with the
epidemic. Casey House Hospice has provided compassionate hospice support and palliative care since 1988 to people with
HIV/AIDS, Toronto, Canada.
VIEW ADDITIONAL COMPANY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/orgDisplay.cgi?okey=87061 /For
further information: Contact: Edward Shaw, Communications Specialist, Casey House, (416) 962-4040 x244,
eshaw(at)caseyhouse.on.ca/
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