Category: Archive

by Theodora B. Consolacion, Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC In this update, we present the final number of new HIV diagnoses in BC for 2012, and describe recent trends by gender, region, and exposure category. Methods We used provincial HIV surveillance data to describe the number of new HIV diagnoses in BC overall (1986-2012) and… Read more »

A Statement from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and PIVOT JUNE 6, 2013 — Flouting the Supreme Court of Canada, today the federal government has introduced in Parliament a bill that aims to make it even more difficult for health authorities and community agencies to offer supervised drug consumption services, such… Read more »

In Canada and other high-income countries, in the 1970s and ’80s hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and later HIV and other germs were sometimes transmitted via transfusion of contaminated blood and use of products derived from contaminated blood (such as clotting factors). However, thanks to screening of the blood supply, transmission of… Read more »

Assessing community readiness for change Increasing community capacity Creating a climate that makes change possible This Community Readiness Handbook was prepared in response to the many requests from the field for an easy-to-use guide. In the pages that follow, the key concepts of the model are described in a practical, step-by-step manner. The purpose is… Read more »

We are happy to let you know that A Learning Resource for People and Organizations Engaged in Employment Work with People Living with HIV, along with the Fact Sheets and HIV and Employment Framework Booklet, are now available in French and English (for free) on CATIE’s Ordering Centre website, HERE You can also access the… Read more »

Sex workers and their allies, families and friends are asked to come out and support sex workers in their Supreme Court challenge, Bedford v Canada that will be heard on June 13. We need  as many people as possible to show public support for sex workers’ rights. We need to show the government and the… Read more »

For immediate release- May 21, 2013 Abbotsford, BC – Drug users and organizations that support people who are dependent on drugs will gather at Abbotsford City Hall this afternoon to announce the launch of a lawsuit and human rights complaint that will be filed against the City of Abbotsford today. The plaintiffs – three individuals… Read more »

MEMBER UPDATE: PHAC plans for integration of delivery of services The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) has been in discussions with senior levels of management of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) regarding their plans to integrate delivery of HIV/AIDS services with other STBBIs, hepatitis C and tuberculosis. PHAC has proposed moving to a holistic… Read more »

AIDS Vancouver is honoured to welcome everyone to celebrate with us the 30th Vancouver International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Sunday May 19, 2013 beginning at 7:30pm in Alexandra Park at the Band Stand. We have a stellar cast of performers this year to celebrate and perform a musical tribute to people affected and infected by HIV and… Read more »

The 30 30 Campaign    

The Public Health Agency of Canada has announced the release of the Population-Specific HIV/AIDS Status Report:  Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men, and the Population-Specific HIV/AIDS Status Report: People Living With HIV/AIDS. These reports are the fourth and fifth in a series of reports being prepared by the Public Health… Read more »

Posted by the Abbotsford Times Abbotsford council voted unanimously on Monday to amend its controversial bylaw prohibiting any harm reduction measures in the city. The current anti-harm reduction bylaw enacted in 2005 bans such programs or measures such as the distribution of condoms, needle exchanges, marijuana dispensaries or supervised injection sites. Fraser Health has repeatedly… Read more »