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Statement: European Medicine’s Agency Positive Opinion on Dapivirine Ring is a Turning Point towards Women-centred HIV Prevention
July 24, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

24 July 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – ICAD congratulates the International Partnership on Microbicides (IPM) on its announcement today that the European Medicine’s Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion on the dapivirine ring for use by cisgender women ages 18 and older in developing countries to reduce their risk of HIV-1 infection. This announcement is a turning point in the long path towards providing women with an efficacious and affordable HIV prevention option over which they have full control.

The EMA’s opinion is a game changer and we extend a heartfelt congratulations to the scientists, advocates, policy makers, regulators, community members and most of all, to the … Read more →

 

 

ICAD Launches Call for Expressions of Interest: Capacity-building through twinning in Zambia and Malawi
July 24, 2017

ICAD Launches Call for Expressions of Interest:   Capacity-building through twinning in Zambia and Malawi The Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) is pleased to launch a Call for Expressions of Interest from Non-Governmental and Community Based Organizations in Canada! This exciting initiative addresses HIV, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Nutrition and Gender through Capacity-building projects in partnership with Zambian and Malawian organizations. On behalf of CARE Canada’s Southern African Nutrition Initiative (SANI) , ICAD invites Canadian organizations to submit Expressions of Interest to engage in twinning partnerships and implement community based projects that address issues related to HIV, gender, SRHR and nutrition in Ntchisi and Dowa, Malawi … Read more →

 

 

 

REPORT – When women lead, change happens: Women advancing the end of AIDS [UNAIDS]
March 8, 2017

On International Women’s Day 2017, UNAIDS released a new report, When women lead, change happens , which shows the urgent need to scale up HIV prevention and treatment services for women and girls. To access the supporting materials, including the press release, social media pack and related videos, click here . UNAIDS has developed this special website as a companion platform to the report to provide further resources around women’s and girl’s issues, including related documents, stories, videos and websites.

 

REPORT – When women lead, change happens: Women advancing the end of AIDS
March 8, 2017

[UNAIDS] – On International Women’s Day 2017, UNAIDS has released a new report, When women lead, change happens , which shows the urgent need to scale up HIV prevention and treatment services for women and girls. To access the supporting materials, including the press release, social media pack and related videos, click here . UNAIDS has developed this special website as a companion platform to the report to provide further resources around women’s and girl’s issues, including related documents, stories, videos and websites.

 

Prime Minister Trudeau Announces $650M for Women and Girls on International Women’s Day (CanWaCH)
March 8, 2017

The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) welcomed today’s announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau that $650 million will be directed over three years towards women’s empowerment, including sexual and reproductive health […]

 

 

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