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Pharmaceutical company refuses to sell life-saving HIV drug to Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
"Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly, long-acting HIV prevention tool, represents one of the most promising advances towards ending AIDS as a public health threat to...
World Health Day
April 7 marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948, and is now celebrated as World Health...
Remembering Stephen Lewis
GRANs across the country mourn the loss of a role model and fierce advocate. Stephen Lewis touched countless lives with his unwavering commitment...
The Weaponization of Water
Water infrastructure has become increasingly and deliberately targeted in modern warfare as a strategic tactic, even though the Geneva conventions specifically prohibit attacks...
Global Affairs Laying off Highest-Skilled Diplomats
The union representing staff at Global Affairs Canada says the foreign service is laying off dozens of its highest-skilled diplomats. The cuts come...
World Water Day 2026
"Investment in water is an investment in dignity, equality, public health, and sustainable development. It is an investment in people – and especially...
Born without Water: The Crisis in Our Delivery Rooms
Every two seconds, a woman gives birth in a healthcare facility without clean water, decent toilets or good hygiene. In places meant to...
Graça Machel: “International law cannot be à la carte”
“At a time of seemingly intractable conflicts and entrenched patriarchal leadership that too often refuses to pursue courageous paths to peace, women’s leadership...
International Women’s Day 2026: Rights. Justice. Action.
“Now is the moment to stand up, show up, and speak up for rights, for justice, and for action – so that every...
A Widespread Problem in a Water-rich Country
Canada has one of the largest supplies of fresh water in the world, yet many First Nations communities have lived under “boil-water” or...