Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Job posting: Assistant Director of Harm Reduction Programs, DTES SRO Collaborative

Posted On: Thursday, June 23rd, 2022

  About the DTES SRO Collaborative (SRO-C) The SRO-C is a non-profit organization that works to improve habitability, affordability, health and sense of belonging for 4,000 tenants living in Vancouver’s privately-owned Single Room Occupancy hotels (SROs). Established in 2015, the SRO-C has grown to operate multiple tenant-based initiatives in fifty hotels around food, harm reduction,… Read more »

Webinar: CPHA Training and Education Hub to Address Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Stigma

Posted On: Thursday, June 23rd, 2022

The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is launching a new resource center to encourage training and education of health and social service professionals on reducing stigma related to sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBIs). The Hub offers a suite of evidence-based resources including five professional development workshops, seven learning and practice tools and three… Read more »

Call for Emergency supports and services in response to monkeypox infection

Posted On: Monday, June 20th, 2022

On June 6, Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) ⎯ with the support of PAN and other community organizations ⎯ sent the letter below to Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos, requesting a meeting and calling for the immediate creation of emergency financial and housing supports and wrap-around services for people with confirmed or suspected monkeypox infection. As… Read more »

Webinar- The Early HAART Era: A Turning Point in HIV Care in BC

Posted On: Friday, June 17th, 2022

BC-CfE Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence The BC-CfE invites you to the Anniversary Conversation Series, Chapter Two-  The Early HAART Era: A Turning Point in HIV Care in BC. Tune in as BC-CfE Director of Clinical Education Dr. Val Montessori sits down with Drs. Silvia Guillemi and Marianne Harris to discuss how the advent of… Read more »

Canada’s Response to HIV is Stuck in the Past: Take Action Now!

Posted On: Friday, June 17th, 2022

  For the last 15 years, funding for HIV has stagnated at around $73 million per year. This falls far short of the value recommended by the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Health—first in 2003, and again in 2019. This group, made up of MPs from all the political parties, has now twice recommended… Read more »

Call for virtual engagement at Canada Pavilion, AIDS 2022

Posted On: Friday, June 17th, 2022

  Canada Pavilion at AIDS 2022: resource hub and virtual sessions (pre-recorded videos)   The 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022) will be held (in person and virtually) in Montreal, Canada, from July 29 to August 2, 2022. Each conference is an opportunity to strengthen policies and programs that ensure an evidence-based response to the… Read more »

Call for in-person engagement at Canada Pavilion, AIDS 2022

Posted On: Friday, June 17th, 2022

  Canada Pavilion at AIDS 2022: In-person engagement via live sessions at the physical exhibit   The 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022) will take place in person and virtually in Montreal, Canada, from July 29 to August 2, 2022. The Canadian Association for Global Health (CAGH) is coordinating the Canada Pavilion at AIDS 2022… Read more »

All-party Health Committee

Posted On: Monday, June 13th, 2022

  To: PAN Members and Allies Re: engaging with BC’s all-party Health Committee In the last week, peer groups, human rights groups and advocates are being approached to give briefings at the next round of BC’s recently announced all-party Health Committee, examining ‘the urgent and ongoing illicit drug toxicity and overdose crisis’. These are slated… Read more »

PHAC Resources: Monkeypox

Posted On: Thursday, June 9th, 2022

  The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is working with provincial and territorial public health partners to investigate cases of monkeypox in Canada. Monkeypox is a viral disease. The virus enters the body through broken skin, the respiratory tract or the mucous membranes (e.g., eyes, nose, or mouth). Monkeypox can affect anyone who is… Read more »

North American Regional Consultation for Indigenous Peoples living with and affected by HIV/AIDS

Posted On: Thursday, June 9th, 2022

UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board North American Regional Consultation for Indigenous Peoples living with and affected by HIV/AIDS   Aanii! Atelihai! Edlánat’e! Kwe! Sekoh! Tansi! Tawnshi Kiya! Cama-i! Halito! Hau!! Keshhi om a kuwaye! Osiyo! Ṣ ʼap kaij! Sangeriho! Ya’at’eeh!   Please share this widely with Indigenous peoples living with HIV, members of Indigenous key/priority populations… Read more »