But Will Canada Get into the Game?
Thanks to a game-changing new drug, the race to end HIV and AIDS might finally be approaching the finish line. And the longer Canada warms the bench, the more our chance to lead slips away.
Lenacapavir is a long-acting HIV treatment developed, funded, and approved in the U.S. earlier this year. It was recently granted to the Global Fund to bring to vulnerable communities all over the world. It has almost 100% efficacy at...
HIV/AIDS
Many experts and academics have written detailed studies demonstrating the impact of foreign aid. When done right, foreign aid helps save lives. For example, Canada supports Gavi, a global organization that has helped save more than 13 million lives through delivering vaccines in developing countries. Foreign aid helps build stronger communities and economies. Foreign aid helps address the issues that make poverty a vicious circle. It is a long-term investment that benefits Canada and the world.
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Every year on July 1, Canadians around the world celebrate Canada Day, the anniversary of our confederation in 1867. The day is a great time to think about what it means to be Canadian. To some, that might be a friendly game of hockey on a frozen lake or a canoe trip where the only tweets you'll hear are from birds.
But, many also take July 1 to think about Canada's role in the world and the investments we make...