AIDS activists are pressuring the Trudeau government to renew its support for fighting infectious diseases abroad after an embarrassing Montreal conference that left the sector worried Canada will fall short.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend a pledging conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in New York City.Countries replenish the fund every three years, with their contributions usually rising over time as health-care systems build more capacity to treat and prevent these diseases.
The fund supports developing countries in limiting and treating the three preventable illnesses, which in many regions are among the leading causes of death. The World Health Organization reported that tuberculosis deaths rose in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, as governments focused on containing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ottawa came under fire at the time for not issuing travel visas for HIV experts and advocates from African countries, leading some speakers to accuse Canada of racism. The International AIDS Society said it would reconsider whether to hold any future conferences in Canada.
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