Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation

Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR) is a national, charitable, multi-sector and multi-disciplinary organization that works to address issues of disability and rehabilitation in the context of living with HIV. CWGHR is a leader and catalyst for improved rehabilitation services for people living with HIV through integrated research, education, policy and practice. CWGHR’s primary goal is to improve the daily lives of people living with HIV and other episodic disabilities in direct and meaningful ways by rehabilitation care, support and services.

CWGHR’s mandate includes:

a) a coordinating and advisory role on issues of disability and rehabilitation in the context of HIV and other episodic disabilities,

b) supporting and undertaking projects in rehabilitation in the context of HIV and other episodic disabilities, and

c) encouraging pan-disease collaboration to address issues experienced by people living with HIV and those with other complex chronic or episodic conditions.