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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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AAN!: AIDS Action Now!

ACAP: AIDS Community Action Program (Health Canada)

AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AZT: Zidovudine

CAHR: Canadian Association for HIV/AIDS Research

CANFAR: Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research

CAS: Canadian AIDS Society

CBC: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

CFPC: College of Family Physicians of Canada

CHS: Canadian Haemophilia Society

CIDA: Canadian International Development Agency

CMA: Canadian Medical Association

CNA: Canadian Nurses Association

COCQ-SIDA: Coalition des organismes communautaires québécois de lutte contre le SIDA

CPAVIH: Comité des personnes atteintes du VIH du Québec

CPHA: Canadian Public Health Association

CSC: Correctional Service Canada

CTN: Canadian HIV Trials Network

EDRP: Emergency Drug Release Program (Health Canada)

HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HPSB: Health Programs and Services Branch (Health Canada)

IDUs: Injection Drug Users

MRC: Medical Research Council of Canada

NAC-AIDS: National Advisory Committee on AIDS

NAS: National AIDS Strategy

NHRDP: National Health Research and Development Program

PMAC: Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association of Canada

R&D: Research and Development

STDs: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

UN: United Nations

WHO: World Health Organization