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Government of Canada supports community-based projects addressing HIV, Hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

This funding will be directed towards 18 projects to support the work of community-based organizations addressing HIV, hepatitis C and other STBBI.

Key Points: 
  • This funding will be directed towards 18 projects to support the work of community-based organizations addressing HIV, hepatitis C and other STBBI.
  • One project receiving funding is the Integrated National HIV Prevention Strategy for African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) People in Canada project.
  • This year, the Government of Canada is investing $106.4 million to help address STBBI across Canada.
  • Through the HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) invests $26.4 million annually to support time-limited projects (up to 5 years) across Canada to address HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted infections (e.g.

PILOT PROJECT LAUNCHES FREE PUBLIC SUNSCREEN DISPENSERS IN MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS CANADA

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Multiple locations confirmed in the municipalities of Summerside, PEI, Riverview, NB, New Westminster, BC and Brooks, AB with more to come in other provinces this summer

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  • Multiple locations confirmed in the municipalities of Summerside, PEI, Riverview, NB, New Westminster, BC and Brooks, AB with more to come in other provinces this summer
    TORONTO, Aug. 3, 2022 /CNW/ - This summer, free public sunscreen dispensers are coming to locations across Canada as part of a pilot project to fight skin cancer by making sunscreen more accessible.
  • The dispensers will be automatic and touchless, and will provide free, Health Canada approved SPF 30 sunscreen for anyone who needs it.
  • The dispensers will contain SPF 30 mineral sunscreen, which is a zinc oxide-based sunscreen, free from chemical sunscreen filters, common allergens and toxic ingredients including oxybenzone, avobenzone, retinyl palminate, PEG, parfume, and sodium lauryl sulphate.
  • Use sunscreen, specifically one labelled broad-spectrum, SPF 30, protect the lips with lip sunscreen or zinc oxide.

Four Weeks Until Applications Close for Ignite Program

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Vancouver, British Columbia, June 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Limited time is left to submit applications for Innovate BCs Ignite program .

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  • Vancouver, British Columbia, June 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Limited time is left to submit applications for Innovate BCs Ignite program .
  • Through the Ignite Program, we are helping to give innovators the opportunity to get their projects off the ground and moving forward, said Ravi Kahlon, Minister ofJobs,Economic Recovery and Innovation.
  • The funding offered through the Ignite program opens doors to many BC-based companies and their academia partners working to solve significant challenges seen in B.C.
  • To date, Innovate BCs Ignite program has awarded funding to 34 projects for a total value of $8.5M.

Lower vaccination rates among people who use drugs could lead to serious outcomes from COVID-19

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Researchers recruited 275 people who use drugs and saw them once every two months for a study visit.

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  • Researchers recruited 275 people who use drugs and saw them once every two months for a study visit.
  • In comparison, as of February 2022 vaccination rates in BCs general population were 81.1% fully vaccinated, 45.1% had received a booster dose, and 14% remained unvaccinated.
  • In addition, many people who use drugs face multiple overlapping barriers to accessing healthcare, such as stigma, discrimination, and criminalization.
  • The CITF is overseen by a Leadership Group of volunteers that includes leading scientists and policymakers from across Canada.