Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Webinar: The Government of Canada’s STBBI Action Plan (2024-2030) Thursday, May 23rd 2024 10-11 AM Pacific time The Government of Canada recently released its renewed federal Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI) Action Plan (2024-2030). The Action Plan outlines 16 priorities, and 49 actions from 9 federal departments responsible for its implementation. It aims to… Read more »

Summary of the 2SLGBTQ+ Health Hub Funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), our 2SLGBTQ+ Health Hub tackles a major training and capacity gap in intersectional and community-informed 2SLGBTQ+ health and community interventions, including interventions for Indigenous, Black, and other People of Color queer communities. Our innovative 2SLGBTQ+ Hub, which fosters opportunities for asynchronous and synchronous learning and skill… Read more »

  Via IOAD International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) – held on August 31 every year – is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind. Our theme for 2024 is “Together we can”, highlighting the power of our… Read more »

Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day 2024

#CanHepDay24 #HepCantWait   Today, Thursday May 9th marks the third annual Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day in Canada.   Action Hepatitis Canada (AHC) AHC, along with CanHepC, CanHepB, the Canadian Liver Foundation, and the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver spent the day at Parliament Hill in Ottawa to talk to the government… Read more »

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex people, and all of those with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics. It is honoured on May 17th every year. Learn more. This year’s… Read more »

Substance Use News April 2024

Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll… Read more »

OSAC update: Exploring paths for change

Challenging stigma is embedded in the work of PAN members as they provide services to people who are living with HIV, hep C, substance use, and mental health challenges. PAN members guide and support people through visits to doctors, mental health workers, Emergency Departments, pharmacists, settlement and housing services, and so much more. They know… Read more »

Call for Proposals – The Silver Zone – AIDS 2024

European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) and Realize are issuing this Call for Proposals at “The Silver Zone: A Networking Zone for Older Adults Living with HIV” in the Global Village at the 25th International AIDS Conference (22 July – 26 July 2024) in Munich, Germany. The Silver Zone is organised in partnership with: Black Women’s Learning… Read more »

Statement from the HIV Legal Network For more than 20 years, the Government of Canada has been discriminating against people living with HIV and other health conditions through the “excessive demand” provision in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which prevents individuals from immigrating to Canada if they are living with a health condition that… Read more »

Updated with response received May 6, 2024. We remain very disappointed at the decision by PHAC to not refund the HIV Self-Testing Initiative.   April 12, 2024 The Honorable Mark Holland, Minister of Health House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Email: [email protected]   Dear Minister Holland, On behalf of PAN and our members, I… Read more »

Via Canadian Drug Policy Coalition View posting on CDPC site.   Reporting To: Executive Director Application Deadline: May 5, 2024, 11:59 PM Pacific time Desired Start Date: Late June, 2024 Location: This position is open to applications from across Canada, and CDPC staff work largely remotely. CDPC offices are located on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh… Read more »