Big cut in Afghan TB cases shows aid works: Canada
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The number of Afghans dying from tuberculosis has fallen by half in recent months, a statistic that shows Canada's efforts to help fight the disease are working, officials said on Tuesday.
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Canada will provide about $105 million in new funding for HIV/AIDS programs directed at women around the world, International Cooperation Minister Aileen Carroll announced on Wednesday to coincide with World AIDS Day, the CP/Canada.
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SANGSAR, Afghanistan  - Canadian troops drove Taliban insurgents into an Afghan army ambush on Saturday and then called in air strikes to hit the fleeing militants, killing at least 15, the Canadian army commander said.
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The World Bank is spending far less on proven methods to combat tuberculosis in Africa than in India, China and Russia, according to a report by an advocacy group.
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Canada said on Friday it plans to keep its 2,500-strong military mission in Afghanistan until the end of 2011, almost three years longer than initially scheduled, and wants to shift the focus to training Afghan forces.
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Canada and Nigeria agreed to terms under which the Canadian International Development Agency is to provide 24.9 million Canadian dollars (20.4 million US) for health projects in the west African country.
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Canada sends a high-level delegation to Paris to sound out a possible offer of military help in Afghanistan.
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TORONTO, Sept. 11 -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper sought to bolster flagging public support for the five-year-old war in Afghanistan, where 32 Canadian soldiers have been killed.
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More than 130,000 lives could be saved if the world implements a two-year strategy to stop the growing problem of drug-resistant tuberculosis, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged   Canada on Friday not to be discouraged by the deaths of   Canadian soldiers in his war-torn country, saying that if the   troops leave the world would become more dangerous.
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TORONTO (CP) - With no deaths and just 25 human cases, it&#39;s tempting to think that Canada has dodged the bullet from the big gun that was the threat of West Nile virus this year.
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WINNIPEGâCanada&#39;s newly minted &quot;doctor to the nation&quot; says although the threat of infectious diseases such as SARS remains real, the health-care system&#39;s ability to deal with them has improved greatly since 44 Toronto-area people died in an outbreak
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The side deal in the health accord that left Quebec out of federal demands for medicare reform proves Canada works for the province, Premier Jean Charest said Thursday.
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The six NATO soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Wednesday were Canadian, a senior Canadian military official said.
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NATO does not have enough troops in Afghanistan to accomplish the "daunting challenge" of stabilizing the impoverished nation, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Wednesday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is visiting Canada to seek continued financial and military aid.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai asks Canada to stand firm in its military support for Afghanistan despite losses.