Ottawa announces $10.7 million in funding for research aimed at curing HIV <http://www.thecanadianpress.com/> Description: The Canadian PressBy The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press
MONTREAL - The federal government has earmarked $10.7 million for new
research aimed at finding a cure for HIV as part of the global effort to
eradicate AIDS.
Health Minister Rona Ambrose announced the five-year funding Thursday for
two projects led by researchers in Montreal.
Dr. Eric Cohen at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal will
receive the bulk of the funding $8.7 million to lead the Canadian HIV
Cure Enterprise.
That project is a collaboration of the country's leading HIV researchers
aimed at finding new approaches to curing HIV infection.
Dr. Hugo Soudeyns at the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine
will receive $2 million to head a project focused on curing babies and
children who acquire HIV from their mothers during pregnancy.
The projects are funded through a partnership that includes the Canadian
Foundation for AIDS Research, or CANFAR, and the International AIDS Society.
"Scientific evidence is growing indicating that the time to increase our
efforts in the search for a cure is now," said Ambrose. "The research
announced today will make an important contribution to the global effort to
find a cure for HIV."
As of 2011, more than 71,000 Canadians were infected with HIV, an 11 per
cent increase from four years earlier. Worldwide, more than 35 million
people are infected with HIV.
"With HIV on the rise, it is more important than ever to end AIDS globally,"
said Christopher Bunting, president and CEO of CANFAR. "And we know that
through research and collaboration, we have a chance to bring this epidemic
to its knees."
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