Industry committee  Just to add to that, I would say that I'm a businessman from way back--I've been involved in an NGO now for 15 years--and it's very important to know your costs of inputs, costs of shipping, and costs of distribution. That's why I say this is really a transitional strategy. The A

Industry committee  Just to add to that, I would say that for Health Partners International of Canada, all of the product we source in Canada is actually donated. When we send overseas, it's donated. CIDA assists us in terms of costs, or private donors do. In terms of working with MSF, I was just

Industry committee  Just to quickly add to that, we actually have worked with one African country with a view to sourcing antiretroviral drugs from Canada. In fact, that particular country, after a process and an examination, really wanted investment in their own country to produce the antiretrovira

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for this opportunity to address the committee about a topic that's very close to my heart. My name is John Kelsall, and I'm president of Health Partners International of Canada. HPIC is a Canadian non-profit medical aid agency that is having a significa

Finance committee  This is based on wholesale value, average selling price. In Canada, it's controlled at the provincial formulary level. So the prices are all known; they're all publicized. That's what they're paid.

Finance committee  Well, I can tell you, for instance, last year Health Partners International shipped over $39 million, in Canadian dollars, of wholesale value of needed medical aid to 116 countries of the world. In total, we have shipped in excess of $200 million of medical aid to 116 countries.

Finance committee  There is some push-back from some of the international agencies that prefer to have money with which they can go and buy. Here we are offering, with our partners, to provide high-quality Canadian medical aid, similar to what you'd find in Canadian drug stores. I'll tell you just

Finance committee  Health Partners International of Canada currently interfaces with all five major sectors of the Canadian health care industry: the research-based companies; the generic companies; the over-the-counter group, NDMAC; the biotech Canada group of companies; as well as the medical dev

Finance committee  Good morning. My name is John Kelsall. Unfortunately, the Honourable Jake Epp, our chair of the board, is unable to be with us today. As we all know, Canada enjoys an enviable reputation as a prosperous and compassionate nation. We are mindful of our responsibilities in helping