Category: Archive

Last year, the Summit focused on the determinants of health for gay men. The proceedings report entitled, Exposing the Determinants, is now available at the Community Based Research Centre website. Paper copies of Exposing the Determinants will be available at this year’s Summit coming up on Thursday November 25 and Friday November 26. Reminder: Deadline… Read more »

This is to inform you that the Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada are launching a membership renewal of the National  Aboriginal Council on HIV/AIDS (NACHA).  The Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada have issued a call for NACHA membership  applications to a wide range of partners involved with the Federal… Read more »

A new report by the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research (CARBC) reveals that Victoria’s drug users continue to share dirty needles after the closure of the city’s only needle-exchange facility. About 400 people a month used the facility, which opened more than 20 years ago. In May 2008, the needle-exchange was evicted from… Read more »

Hello all, As many of you may know, in Victoria, BC, we have been facing a drastic reduction in the availability of harm reduction services. On May 31, 2008, the city’s only primary needle exchange shut its doors, after 20 years of operating, because the service had outgrown its funding and physical location, two issues… Read more »

By now your organization should have received an email directly from Joseph van Veen at CATIE with registration information about the PAN/CATIE conference in October.  For all the details about registration please click here.

After receiving more than 30 applications the PHA Leadership Selection Committee managed to narrow it down to the 18 participants.  18 PHAs from around BC will converge in Vancouver on Friday May 14th, and subsequently Loon Lake Camp in Maple Ridge, for 4 days of intensive leadership development.  PAN staff and volunteers are putting the… Read more »

Evin won her ACCOLAIDS in the category of Social/Political/Community Action.  There were two winners in this category and the other recipient was Michael Vonn, Policy Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association. Chee Mamuk won in the category of Innovative Programs and Service Delivery,  Dr. Silvia Guillemi won in the category of Health Promotion and… Read more »

Our very own Executive Director, Evin Jones, has been nominated for a 2010 ACCOLAIDS in the category of Social, Political and Community Action.  We wish her and all the nominees the very best.  The winners will be announced on Sunday, april 18th. To see a list of all the nominees please visit the BCPWA website… Read more »

PAN pleased to receive a total of 34 applications for the May 2010 Training

On September 25-28, 2009 another milestone took place in the HIV/AIDS movement, the first ever formalized PHA Leadership Development Training Level I was held for four days at Loon Lake outside of Maple Ridge here in BC. Eighteen PHA’s (People living with HIV/AIDS) from within BC participated and received certificates for their active participation in… Read more »

BC Health Ministry marked World AIDS Day by delivering severe funding cuts to HIV/AIDS service directed Community Based Health Organizations (CBHO’s.). 18% of Canada’s estimated total HIV-positive population lives in BC. Given that BC represents approximately 13% of the overall population of Canada; BC has a disproportionate share of the HIV burden. These funding cuts… Read more »

PAN is now pleased to share our 2008-2009 Annual Report, which outlines some of the accomplishments of the Network over the past year.