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Canada’s response to AIDS lagging, activists say ahead of international conference
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Canada’s response to AIDS lagging, activists say ahead of international conference

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 26, 2022 1:41 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size -A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Canadian HIV and AIDS organizations say an international AIDS conference opening in Montreal this week is shining a light on Canada’s lagging response to the disease. Advocates say federal funding for HIV and AIDS has been frozen since 2008, even though the number of people in Canada living with HIV has risen by 25 per cent since then. Read more: Canada should commit $1.2B to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: ...