Advocacy Group Opinion News

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Billboards Mark AHF’s 50 Country Milestone, Promote Ease of Testing...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers from Maplestone Enhanced Care in Halifax, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1416, held strike votes last week with 98% of those who voted casting ballots in favour of a strike vote. “Issues with long term care have been making the news for years,” said CUPE 1416 President Tammy Steeves. “Workers, the families of residents, and industry experts have been sounding the alarm that the workers are crumbling under th...

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Anne Community and Nursing Care Centre workers, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 5032, voted 91% in favour of a strike mandate. “It’s incredibly frustrating that it [bargaining] has come to this, to taking a strike vote,” said CUPE 5032 President Annette Boudreau, “but after two years with an expired contract, watching every other health care sector get raises, watching long term care workers get raises that make us the lowest pa...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor affiliated with ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), welcomes the vote by Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders AGAINST Proposal 9 at the Company’s 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting. This shareholder resolution, aligned with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (“BDS”) movement, called for conflict-specific human rights due diligence targeting Israel. Consistent with the Board of Directors’...

EDMONTON, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the fall session of the Alberta Legislature set to end next week, it’s obvious that the United Conservative government will not be bringing in legislation called for in the judicial inquiry into a Calgary care worker’s death. In October 2019, Deborah Onwu, an employee of Woods Homes Society, was stabbed 19 times while working alone with Brandon Newman – then a resident of the society. Newman had complex needs, a history of violence, and assorted cognitive and...

MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Without regional cooperation, Latin America will not be able to adequately confront the next health emergency. This was the central message of the high-level panel organized by the AHF Global Public Health Institute and the University of Miami’s Public Health Policy Lab, where regional leaders agreed that it is urgent to build a Latin American architecture capable of responding as a bloc to future health crises. The webinar, moderated by Dr. Jorge Saavedra, Executi...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Weild Foundation for American Competitiveness announced its launch as an independent, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to solving the structural challenges weakening America’s economic future. The Foundation will develop research, education, and actionable policy frameworks across four pillars critical to U.S. competitiveness: People, Capital Access, Resources, and Entrepreneurship Founded by David Weild IV, former Vice Chairman of NASDAQ and widely regarded as th...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National AIDS Memorial commemorated World AIDS Day with two powerful, community-centered events at the National AIDS Memorial Grove (“the Grove”) in San Francisco. Having entered its 35th anniversary year in September 2025, the Grove has long served as a gathering place for remembrance and inspiration, reflecting the overarching theme of this year’s events: Community Driving Change. Gilead Sciences served as the Presenting Partner of both events. This year’s...

LUBLIN, Poland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2025, AHF Poland reminds the public that the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic is far from over. Every year, the world records as many as 1.3 million new HIV infections, a clear signal that we cannot afford to become complacent. Now is the time to rebuild public awareness, invest in prevention, ensure universal and easily accessible testing, guarantee stigma-free care, and maintain strong partnerships with people living with HI...

MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FLUX launches Second Chapter in India for Transgender & Non-binary Communities...