Category: Archive

From CBC BC Vancouver’s controversial Insite clinic can stay open, the Supreme Court said Friday in a landmark ruling. In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that not allowing the clinic to operate under an exemption from drug laws would be a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court ordered the federal… Read more »

Check out outREACH News September edition.  In this issue find information on the CIHR’s upcoming funding competition, University Without Walls on Twitter, as well as a reminder that the deadline to apply for the Centre for REACH’s scholarship is SEPTEMBER 16th.  For more information, please click here

Health Initiative for Men (HIM)’s Hottest at the Start campaign continues through online video.  Having debuted at this year’s Vancouver Out On Screen Film Festival, this attention-grabbing video campaign speaks to gay men in a frank way about Acute HIV infection.    The campaign explains that HIV is “hottest,” or most transmissible at the start of… Read more »

CATIE’s HepCInfo Updates – what’s new and newsworthy in hepatitis C policy, science, programs and more! CATIE’s bi-weekly HepCInfo Updates aim to make hepatitis C scientific findings more accessible by highlighting links to key prevention, harm reduction, treatment, support and epidemiology information in a single easy-to-use and regular e-mail. For more information, including how to… Read more »

Join the Richmond Health Advisory Committee and senior leadership of Vancouver Coastal Health Richmond Tell us what you think could make health care services better in your neighbourhood for:        Seniors        Youth        Children        Families        Others WHEN? Thursday, October 6, 2011 @ 6:30pm WHERE? City Centre Community Centre (#140 – 8279 Saba Road, Richmond, BC) WHO?  All… Read more »

The August edition of the CIHR Centre for REACH Newsletter is out!  Find out how things went at the REACH10, 2nd Edition meetings in Toronto in June as well as updates on Universities without Walls and a REACH scholarship opportunity. For more information, click here.

National Digital Repository of HIV and Hepatitis C Resources: HIV Sector Community Consultation The National Digital Repository of HIV and Hepatitis C Resources Project Team are looking for people to take part in HIV Sector Community Consultation. WHAT The community consultation will seek to gain input from community stakeholders in order to inform the development of… Read more »

World Hepatitis Day is an annual event that each year provides international focus for patient groups and people living with hepatitis B and C. It is an opportunity around which interested groups can raise awareness and influence real change in disease prevention and access to testing and treatment. The World Hepatitis Alliance first launched World Hepatitis… Read more »

Hello all! In time for and in honour of World Hepatitis Day, we are very pleased and excited to announce the launch of our new website!  You can find us at www.pacifichepc.org Be sure to check the News page for our just launched “Living with Hepatitis” video, featuring people living with hepatitis C from Nelson… Read more »

World Hepatitis Day is being marked around the world on July 28 to raise public awareness about hepatitis B and C, two forms of life-threatening liver disease. Today, approximately 500 million people – one in 12 worldwide – are infected with chronic viral hepatitis B or C. In Canada, an estimated 600,000 people have hepatitis, with… Read more »

Check out PWN’s Newsletter for July – September, 2011!  CLICK HERE

Take a look and see what is new with STOP.  In the update find information on China adopting Treatment as Prevention, the launching of the new STOP website (www.stophivaids.ca), the expanded HIV testing guidelines, and more. To view the update please click here.