Industry committee  There's a wide range of processes they can use.

Industry committee  I would be unable to provide you with this information right now. If you require that information, we would have to get back to you on what processes are used in the Philippines.

Industry committee  To provide information on...?

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  In terms of procurement processes, they vary from country to country.

Industry committee  UNICEF, for example, provides vaccines to many countries. The Global Fund, which we've talked about before, offers procurement to a number of countries. In other countries they're building their own capacity to procure on their own using revenues from domestic tax from donors. Th

Industry committee  As I mentioned in my opening statement, providing health services and accessing the population is a complex issue. It's multifaceted, and yes, it requires a number of elements; medicine is one. It also involves being able to plan effectively for the medicine you need, having the

Industry committee  Through the Global Fund, for example, to which Canada announced an increased contribution recently, 2.8 million individuals living with HIV/AIDS currently receive treatment; 7 million people have received treatment for TB; and 142.4 million malaria drug treatments have been deliv

Industry committee  Canada has a number of programs to support health in Africa. I've mentioned a few. Yes, that does include providing funding and helping to build the capacity to procure medication and to seek effective use of those medications.

Industry committee  Of exporting medicines under CAMR?

Industry committee  Medicines were shipped using the regime to only one country.

Industry committee  We'll have to get back to you with an answer, since we do not have that information handy at this time.

Industry committee  The capacity of African governments to procure--and there are issues of capacity when it comes to the procurement in developing countries. CIDA is involved in partnership with some of its multilateral initiatives, such as the Global Fund, as well as through its bilateral programm

Industry committee  I don't have an example here with me. I don't know if you have an example with respect to the Global Fund. I know that's one of its main components, to build the capacity with respect to access to medicine.

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. I think I listed a few examples in my opening statement. The Government of Canada is involved through CIDA in a wide range of initiatives designed to support health and access to medicines in developing countries. Among others, I mentioned the Africa