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
This blog first appeared in the Huffington Post Canada . By Tammy C. Yates, Realize (formerly CWGHR) Traditionally, to mark World AIDS Day, I tend to remain singularly focused on the theme selected globally, or nationally, to raise awareness about the particular issue or topic that needs to be highlighted. Traditionally, I focus on the contribution that Realize is making in the response to HIV at home and abroad. These are not traditional times. On December 1 , as we marked World AIDS Day (WAD), many community-based HIV organizations at all levels that have served and empowered people living with HIV for decades have either closed down, are on the … Read more
This blog first appeared in the Huffington Post Canada here .
By Loyce Maturu
Try for a moment to put yourself in the shoes of an adolescent. Adolescents aren’t children and they aren’t adults, either. It is a time of deep emotional and physical upheavals. Relationships are often the centre of your changing world. So imagine if you can how it must feel to be an adolescent living with HIV. I was one of them and I count myself lucky to be here to tell my story.
In May, I met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about how I was able to overcome the challenges of living with HIV … Read more
It's Valentine's Day: Show Canada's love for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria February 14, 2019 The Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin TrudeauOffice of the Prime Minister80 Wellington StreetOttawa, ON K1A 0A2CC:Honourable Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International DevelopmentHonourable Minister Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign AffairsHonourable…
Open Letter to PM Trudeau on Leadership of Canadian Delegation to HLM on HIV May 28, 2021 Dear Right Honourable Prime Minister Trudeau,The UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on HIV (UNGA HLM on HIV) from June 8-10, 2021 will be a critical moment for global leaders…Letter from Canadian civil society on Canada's critical role at the HLM on TB August 30, 2018 To: The Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.Prime Minister of Canada Langevin BlockOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A2 CC: The Honourable Ginette Petitpas-Taylor, P.C., M.P. The Honourable Jane Philpot, P.C., M.P. …
A Message From a U=U Warrior: "Rest in Peace HIV-related Stigma, you will NOT be missed" December 1, 2018 By Jeff Potts (with permission)To suggest, on this 30th World AIDS Day (and for me personally, the 28th), that I am not profoundly overwhelmed or just a little bit exhausted…Canada’s hidden HIV epidemic December 7, 2018 By Laurie Edmiston, CATIEEarlier this year, I witnessed a profound historic moment at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam. Dr. Alison Rodger, a leading HIV researcher in the United Kingdom,…
Canada Steps Up its Fight against the World’s Most Deadly Diseases with an Historic Commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria August 22, 2019 Canada Steps Up its Fight against the World’s Most Deadly Diseases with an Historic Commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ICAD and ICASO applaud Canada…