MANAGER'S REPORT, February 20, 1987 *

Clause No, 1 continued

The Provincial Government has paid most of the direct and indirect cost
of AIDS and will inevitably be calied upon to provide even more funds in
the next 5 ~ 10 years. To ensure that the monies from the vartous levels
d private sources are wisely spent on the most important
the Provincial Government should: initiative,
Should establish a high profile B.C. AIDS Task Force to plan and
coordinate the multi-agency initiatives against AIDS. The Government and
the Task Force need a fulletime person appointed to serve as the B.C.
AIDS Coordinator, The need for action 1S mow and it ts important that
the people of 8.c, get a clear, loud unamb1 guous message that the B.C.
Government is taking this threat Serfously. .

SUMMARY

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-RECGMMENDAT IONS
The Medical Health Officer recommends that Couned1]:

A. Identify the Acquired Inmuno-defictency Syndrome as its top health
priority for the foreseeable future.

B. Instruct the Medical Health Officer to review requests for crants

related to AIDS programs and report on both City and arant-funded
AIDS procrams.

Request other Lower Hainiand municipalities to contribute on a
per-capita basis toward a $100,900 fund for AIDS Vancouver for its
educational and comnunity volunteer programs for the year July 1987,
to June 1988,

Request the Provincia} Government to establish a

made up of knowledgeable persons from aro

undertake planning and coordination ef the eagency prevention
and disease-control efforts throughout the Province.

Request the Provincial Government to appoint a fulletime Provincial
AIDS Coordinator to work with the Task Force, various ministries
Javelved in AIDS and local community agenctes.

Request that the Federal] and Provincial Governments continue and
expand their support to AIDS Vancouver,

Request the Federal Government to Substantially increase funding for
public education.