This guide is for people who have tuberculosis (TB), people who are at risk for it, and the people who take care of them. It explains what global standards are for TB prevention, treatment, and care, so you can know […]
Month: <span>January 2018</span>
Job Posting: Finance Officer (Part time position)January 30, 2018
Finance Officer
(Part time position)
Background The Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Finance Officer to join a small team with headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. The Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining financial, accounting, and some administrative and personnel services in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for the not-for-profit, charitable sector. ICAD operates in a virtual office environment and the incumbent will be required to work from their home. ICAD is a coalition of approximately 100 AIDS service organizations (ASOs), NGOs, international development organizations, trade unions, faith-based organizations and individuals involved in HIV and AIDS and international development. ICAD provides leadership in the … Read more
By Brent Allan, Laurel Sprague, Suzy Malhotra and Rebecca Matheson, CATIE Blog - The partnerships forged between people living with HIV and researchers have been an essential foundation upon which the response to the HIV epidemic has grown. And the […]
“Her decades of experience fighting the epidemic and campaigning for the human rights of those affected by it make her the perfect person to help lead the delegation’s work at this crucial time in the response.” 11 January 2018 (Washington, D.C.) — After a thorough selection process, the Developed Country NGO delegation to the Board of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is delighted to announce that it has selected Robin Montgomery to be its new Alternate Board Member. Robin joined the Developed Country NGO delegation in 2014. In addition to her work on the delegation, Robin has been a leader in the civil society response to … Read more
By Andrea Woo, The Globe and Mail - Skewed perceptions of drugs and people who use them negatively affect both health and health care by feeding into harmful prohibitionist policies and sometimes directly affecting clinical care, according to a new […]
By Angela Sterritt, CBC News - 'It shows gaps and fissures within our heath-care delivery system,' activist says of Truvada coverage.
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