Posted On: Friday, May 15th, 2020
PAN has become aware of important information we want to share with all people living with HIV in BC and community-based ASOs. The Government of British Columbia recently announced that effective May 4, 2020, the dispensing pharmacies for the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) Drug Treatment Program will begin entering antiretroviral (ARV)… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020
Updated May 20, 2020 BC has released new guidance on providing safe supply to people who use drugs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We have heard from PAN member and allied organizations about uncertainty on how these changes will be implemented, and how people can access safe supply across the province. To help answer these questions… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 11th, 2020
Via CBRC The CBRC team continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and its impact on our research and programming activities, including our annual Summit, which last year brought together over 300 participants from across Canada and around the world. While CBRC remains committed to delivering a unique and interactive conference during the scheduled… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 4th, 2020
from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network The following statement is issued by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. Comments can be attributed to Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Director of Research and Advocacy. Please visit the Legal Network site for media contacts and further information. May 1, 2020 — In a disappointing decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 4th, 2020
from the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization Faced with an unprecedented public health crisis, all levels of government in Canada have actively adopted measures and policies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC), a national coalition of people living with HIV, community organizations, lawyers, researchers and others,… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
At PAN, our Approaches include social change and equity. An essential piece of supporting the “dignity, health and wellness of all people” is recognizing the interdependence of all species, and the urgent need to take active steps to prevent the destruction of the ecology and environment on which we all rely. Late in 2019, PAN… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 20th, 2020
PAN will be hosting a series of online workshop sessions, for frontline service providers of PAN member organizations, with Clinical Supervisor/Instructor/Consultant Vikki Reynolds (vikkireynolds.ca) – PAN Solidarity Group: Belonging. Solidarity. Connection. These online sessions will explore the importance of belonging, solidarity and connection in these challenging and uncertain times. Vikki works to bridge the worlds… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 17th, 2020
Via the Overdose Emergency Response Centre of the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions To support parents who are essential service workers during the response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Province is launching a new process. This process will match parents, who are working on the front lines of B.C.’s COVID-19 response and have children… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 17th, 2020
The BC and Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors is working to ensure the “equitable application of public health protections to vulnerable British Columbians” during the dual public health emergencies of drug overdose deaths (declared April 14, 2016) and COVID-19 (declared March 17, 2020). An open letter has been sent to Honourable John Horgan, Premier;… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 9th, 2020
Call for Immediate Action to use Emergency Powers to House all Unhoused BC Residents Pivot Legal Society has released this letter in coalition with several organizations (BC Association of Friendship Centre Societies, CCAP, BC Poverty Reduction Coalition). The letter requests immediate action to address the threat of COVID-19 for people who are unhoused and inadequately… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, April 7th, 2020
Substance Use News provides a snapshot of news and resources for those working to support folks who use substances. We share pieces on the social, medical and political responses to the opioid crisis, from advocacy to welcome change. See our Drug Use and Overdose Response page for resources on overdose services, team resilience, governmental reports, policy recommendations,… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 3rd, 2020
Updated April 14, 2020 Following this posting on April 3, PAN received additional information from the BC CDC on hepatitis C testing in the light of COVID-19. BC CDC has released the following memo, Temporary suspension of non-urgent Hepatitis C (HCV) testing. Most recent information appears in memo and below: All non-urgent hepatitis C testing… Read more »
