Posted On: Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
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. Get weekly substance use news by subscribing to our newsletter: scroll… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 17th, 2025
Vancouver Foundation is pleased to share their 2026 Grant Calendar to provide you with predictability, lead time, and information about funding opportunities as we head into the new year. The calendar outlines details about all open call grant programs and includes: When applications open What each grant program supports What type of funding is available,… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 14th, 2025
November 17, 2025 marks the start of the World Hepatitis Alliance’s World Hepatitis Testing Week. This week also happens to be International Testing Week in Canada coordinated by CoCQ-SIDA in Quebec. Both organizations offer promotional tools and invite you to take part by organizing activities related to testing. In British Columbia, the growing burden… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 3rd, 2025
The initial World AIDS Day in 1988 marked the first ever global health day. The tradition continues, and this World AIDS Day, there are several elements of HIV community work that are being highlighted. The UNAIDS theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response. PAN and allies have been working on this,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 27th, 2025
The purpose of PAN’s Testing Guidance Project provincial consultation is to seek your expertise around the key roles that are (or could be) played by peers and community health workers in STBBI testing and linkage to care – and what best supports this work. These consultations will lead to the development of a guiding… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 27th, 2025
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. Get weekly substance use news by subscribing to our newsletter: scroll… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
PAN’s Annual General Meeting took place on October 16, 2025 and Dr. Sofia Bartlett was our keynote speaker: “Let’s Get It On! Working Together to Equitably Eliminate STBBIs in British Columbia by 2030″ Over the past five years, British Columbia has seen major shifts in how sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) – including… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
**Please note** We unfortunately had a glitch on our PLDI National site with our PLDI online application form. Any applications filled for the upcoming Online Core Training between Wednesday October 29 – Wednesday Nov 5, were not received in our system… so no info captured. We apologize for the inconvenience and this has since been corrected. The application deadline… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
At the end of this year, we are saying fare-thee-well to two staff members who have made a huge difference impact here at PAN, and who each have offered up a long career of service and excellence in our sector! Reliable, supportive, and the generous with their time, both Janet Madsen and Stacy Leblanc have… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
Updated: October 28, 2025 To date LetsStopAIDS has over 95 endorsers including 65+ Canadian organizations from coast to coast. This cross-country collaboration demonstrates how HIV advocates can work together and we should continue to do so moving forward. This morning a group of community leaders, advocates, and researchers had a productive meeting with the office… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
PAN was a member of the team that studied awareness, acceptance, and impact of U = U (Undetectable equals Untransmittable) among people living with HIV across Canada, and explored differences across sociodemographic characteristics. The paper was published in AIDS Care Journal. Abstract below, with link to full article at the bottom of the page. Abstract… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 6th, 2025
UPDATE: The letter about the Global Fund has been officially sent to Prime Minister Mark Carney and other key government decision-makers. Organizers of the action will keep us all informed of any developments and/or responses from the Government of Canada. And while the letter has been delivered, signatures are still being collected. To date, more… Read more »
