Global Coalition of TB Activists' book Women & Stigma - Conversations of Resilience in the war against TB was launched at the UN Civil Society Hearing last week in New York. This book was launched by Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director […]
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UNAIDS - Past Time to Get SeriousJune 10, 2018
[Adva Saldinger, Lisa Cornish, Devex] - A lack of communication and conflicting information about the implementation of the Mexico City policy, also known as the “global gag rule,” persists even as the funding restrictions have led to shrinking programs, shuttered […]
[ICASO] -The Board and Executive Director of ICASO write to express our profound distress at the deepening management crisis in UNAIDS, that is disrupting the Joint Programme’s ability to perform its critical work in the global AIDS response. Disappointingly, the […]
[GNP+] - On Tuesday, 5 June 2018, GNP+ hosted a fascinating and inspiring conversation with a number of civil society leaders from around the world that are on the forefront of trans-led advocacy and activism. Listen or download the teleconference […]
[Public Health Agency of Canada] - Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, launched an open call for proposals to support community projects that will reduce the rate of infections of HIV and hepatitis C among people who […]
[UN News] - Outlining the economic and social toll HIV and AIDS continues to take on workers around the world, the International Labour Organization (ILO) called on Thursday for an “urgent effort” to improve treatment, step up testing and ensure […]
Virtual meeting with Venezuelan Civil SocietyApril 10, 2018
Español abajo Virtual meeting with Venezuelan Civil Society – 19 April 2018; 11am EDT The national and regional working groups of organization and people supporting the Civil Society and communities in Venezuela would like to invite all international Civil Society leaders, representative of networks and NGO, members of the Civil Society Delegation at the GFATM, UNITAID and UNAIDS PCB for a meeting to provide a first hand update on the country situation. For this matter, we schedule an English and Spanish call, aim to provide a short update, answer to questions of the participants and agree on some steps. After the virtual meeting, the WG is happy to provide more … Read more
05 April 2018 | Geneva: The President of the UN General Assembly has announced that the interactive civil society hearing will be held on 4 June 2018 at the United Nations in New York, as part of the preparatory process […]
Decades of neglect have allowed TB to become the world’s leading infectious killer. By Ms. Brenda Shanahan, MP, Mr. Dean Allison and Ms. Mobina Jaffer, Senator, on behalf of the Global Health Caucus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, with support from RESULTS Canada. This post first appeared on ICAD’s blog page with Huffington Post Canada .
Irene is a young woman from Vancouver. Over the course of five days, exhaustion and headaches began to take over her previously normal work and daily life. Her doctor told her it was most likely a cold, and advised that she come back a week later if her symptoms persisted. When hallucinations and chills … Read more
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