Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development – a coalition of approximately 100 AIDS service organizations (ASOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), faith-based organizations, educational institutions and labour unions
For the Transgender Community, Recognition of Their Human Rights is Key to Closing the Gap December 4, 2014 In a recent study of ten low-income and middle-income countries, the prevalence of HIV in transgender women was found to be incredibly high, at nearly 18%. Transgender women who engage…
A Living Document: Canadian Civil Society Priorities for the 2016 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS May 4, 2016 We applaud the President of the UN General Assembly for the opportunity to join Member States, representatives from civil society, communities living with and affected by HIV, the academic and…BC will now offer a daily drug that prevents HIV — for free December 28, 2017 By Niko Bell, Xtra - The government’s decision to cover PrEP is a major victory for gay men’s health advocates in the province, who say access to the drug will bring…Call for Case Studies: Thematic Segment on “Zero discrimination in health care settings” at the 41st meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) – 14 December 2017 October 3, 2017 Discrimination in health care settings remains a grim reality for people living with HIV and key populations, such as men who have sex with men, transgender people, people who use…Opening Remarks – Launch of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week and World AIDS Day 2016 December 1, 2016 Robin Montgomery, Executive Director, Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD)Ottawa, ONQuel plaisir d’être ici ce matin, en présence d’un tel groupe d’amis et de nouveaux visages. Merci beaucoup d’être…REPORT – Our future: Invest in adolescent health now [The Lancet] April 21, 2017 A new Health Policy paper shows that investments in adolescent health and wellbeing are some of the best that can be made, resulting in a 10-fold economic benefit, and are…