Posted On: Friday, August 4th, 2017
Submitted by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC) is proposing to develop a Community Consensus Statement on actions federal, provincial and territorial governments should take to address the overly broad use of the criminal law in cases of alleged HIV non-disclosure. There are several issues to be addressed… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
PAN is pleased to participate in the National HIV&STBBI Testing Working Group, an initiative described below. This write-up was produced by our colleague Alex Musten from the CIHR Centre for REACH in HIV/AIDS and originally posted to national REACH 2.0 blog. If you have questions about this post or about the Working Group, please contact… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 31st, 2017
The Pacific AIDS Network is pleased to share findings from the BC component of a CIHR-funded community-based research study that investigated the impact of food insecurity on health outcomes of people living with HIV in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. As part of the knowledge-to-action activities for this project, a briefing note and fact sheet were… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 28th, 2017
Today is World Hepatitis Day, a day to make more people aware of hepatitis and options for care and treatment. Here are a few pieces on what’s making the news across the country: East Coast: Issuing a call to action on World Hepatitis Day “Hepatitis C rates in Cape Breton are some of the highest… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 24th, 2017
Submitted by the Public Health Agency of Canada Dear Stakeholders, We would like to share with you the first draft of A Framework for Action Towards the Elimination of Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections as Public Health Threats in Canada by 2030. As you know, the Public Health Agency of Canada hosted a meeting… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 21st, 2017
World Hepatitis Day is on July 28; a day to educate and share resources. This year the theme is #ShowYourFace. The theme is “focusing on individual human faces to highlight that hepatitis is relevant to everyone. Together we can all put a human face to the elimination of viral hepatitis.” Learn more about the campaign… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 21st, 2017
July 28th is World World Hepatitis Day. Scroll down for information about what’s going on in your community. If you don’t see your community listed here, check the Canadian Society for International Health site- they are also keeping track of events Canada CATIE is hosting a webinar on July 26 that will review… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 19th, 2017
Highlighting pieces from BC and around the globe. BC overdose warning system aims to alert users about potentially deadly drugs Medical health officers in the Vancouver area are aiming to quickly warn drug users about clusters of overdoses and batches of contaminated drugs based on reports from people who use illegal substances. The pilot… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network has released several new pieces that may be of interest to PAN members. If you aren’t aware of the publications or work of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, I highly recommend a visit to their site. The people at the Network do great human rights-based work that reaches across advocacy, research,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 10th, 2017
Our colleagues at CATIE have distributed the following information to remind organizations of resources available for World Hepatitis Day. World Hepatitis Day is coming up on July 28, 2017. Whether you are already engaged in hepatitis C work or if you are looking to build your capacity in this area, CATIE has resources to help you… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 5th, 2017
We received an email from the Ministry of Health asking us to share the news that they’ve produced resource material to help with overdose awareness and prevention: We are reaching out to you to ask for your help informing the people in your networks about how to prevent fatal overdoses. To that end, we… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 30th, 2017
“Every 4 minutes 1 person who injects drugs becomes infected with HIV.” This statement comes from a newly released policy report from UNAIDS on Harm Reduction. It examines the public health implications of drug policy worldwide and highlights other health issues faced by people who use drugs (PWUD), including a high incidence of hepatitis C… Read more »
