Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research

Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research

The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research is a Canadian charitable foundation whose goal is to raise awareness of AIDS/HIV to increase funds for research. CANFAR is currently the only such organization in Canada. The foundation was created in 1987 by Bluma Appel.

External links

* [http://www.canfar.ca Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research website]


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