Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Catalyst Grant: HPV Screening & Vaccination in Underserved Populations 

Posted On: Monday, August 21st, 2017

The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity would like to inform its community of the following funding announcement: Catalyst Grant: HPV Screening & Vaccination in Underserved Populations  Human Papillomavirus Screening and Vaccination Implementation in Underserved Populations The Institute of Cancer Research in partnership with the Institute of Infection and Immunity , in consultation with the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’… Read more »

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Posted On: Wednesday, August 9th, 2017

  Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the 10th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration addresses many issues to try to rebalance the incredible imbalance of rights and power between Indigenous people and descendants of colonists who traveled and “found” traditional Indigenous… Read more »

Ending Unjust Prosecutions for HIV Non-disclosure: We want to hear from you

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 »

British Columbia’s findings from the Food Security Study: A briefing note and fact sheet

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 »

World Hepatitis Day in Canada

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 »

PHAC Seeks Input on Draft STBBI Framework

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 »

Overdose Crisis and Response Round Up- July 18

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 »

Drug Futures Forum and Prison Impacts: Advocacy Releases from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

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 »

Get ready for World Hepatitis Day 2017: CATIE Has Resources To Help

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 »