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ICAD Congratulates Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis on her role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
December 6, 2019

December 6, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – On behalf of the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD), I congratulate and warmly welcome Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis as the new CEO of CAAN.

I also extend my deep appreciation to Renée Masching for her leadership and partnership as Acting CEO of CAAN this past year. It is always a great privilege to work with and learn from Renée and the entire team at the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network.

ICAD has enjoyed a long and rich partnership with CAAN, most recently culminating in the 7th annual parliamentary event to launch Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week, and we look forward to working with Margaret and … Read more →

'We dropped the ball': Some Indigenous people had access to HIV drug for years without knowing
January 2, 2018

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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