Category: Archive

On February 3, our newly launched report on how Canada can implement prison-based needle and syringe programs (PNSPs) in federal prisons attracted national media attention. On Point: Recommendations for Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Programs in Canada concludes that PNSPs, which provide sterile injection equipment to prisoners who inject drugs and help prevent the spread of… Read more »

Positive Living BC’s provincial awards gala, AccolAIDS 2016, is steadily approaching! As you are aware, over the years many individuals, working independently and through organizations, groups, institutions and businesses, have demonstrated extraordinary dedication, determination and compassion in responding to the HIV epidemic in BC. AccolAIDS 2016 is a tribute to their hard work and achievements,… Read more »

PHAC engaged with stakeholders over the past year about the Community Action Fund. During these discussions we received comments from you regarding the first step in the funding solicitation process – the Letter of Intent (LOI) application – and what content may be included in the template.  Because the LOI template cannot be shared until… Read more »

Statement Released January 14, 2016 Health Canada today proposed a change to make naloxone more widely available to Canadians in support of efforts to address the growing number of opioid overdoses. After taking the unprecedented step of initiating a review of the drug’s prescription status, Health Canada has put forward an amendment to the prescription… Read more »

Statement from the Minister of Health – Health Canada Authorizes Dr. Peter Centre to Operate Second Supervised Consumption Site in Canada Health Canada has informed Vancouver’s Dr. Peter Centre, a world-renowned HIV/AIDS treatment and support facility, that its application to operate a supervised consumption site has been approved. The application to Health Canada was jointly… Read more »

In the 1990s people living with HIV in Canada began being criminally prosecuted for not disclosing their status to sexual partners. Many argue that these prosecutions are not based on current evidence and should be rethought to align more closely with public health efforts. However, the legal duty to disclose one’s HIV status, as established… Read more »

HCP Travel Awards Competition OVERVIEW With a membership of more than 2,000 researchers and others interested in HIV research, the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) is the leading organization of HIV/AIDS researchers in Canada. As an integral element of its mandate, CAHR works to “promote education and the development of researchers” and “engage diverse… Read more »

The BC Integrated Youth Services Initiative is pleased to announce the initiation of the Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) process for the BC-IYSI network of integrated service centres for youth and young adults (YYA) aged 12-24 across BC.  The BC-IYSI mandate is to support communities in establishing branded youth-friendly, integrated, health and social service storefronts,… Read more »

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new recommendations on how to organise services in order to promote linkage to care and retention in care as part of its new guidelines recommending antiretroviral treatment for all adults and adolescents. The recommendations on antiretroviral treatment and for pre-exposure prophylaxis for people at substantial risk of HIV… Read more »

The HIV Disclosure Project has formed a collaboration with YouthCO and Canadian Positive People Network to develop a workshop for youth living with HIV to talk about disclosing their HIV status. In this phase of the project feedback is being gathered to learn about youth experiences with disclosure. In order to get this information, they’re… Read more »

The Public Health Agency of Canada sent the following correspondence to PAN, which we would like to share with our member agencies: Good afternoon. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you again for your comments on Public Health Agency of Canada’s (Agency) approach to the Community Action Fund (CAF) and to provide… Read more »

Research position available in Vancouver The Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC) is a non-profit organization primarily involved in the design, research, and evaluation of social programs and policies. Since 1991, we have been building a base of knowledge and experience about what works in employment, education, health, and social policy. SRDC is recognized across… Read more »