Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Over the past decade, Nova Scotia has experienced a rise in opioid drug misuse and overdoses. In response to this public health issue, the Deputy Ministers of Health and Wellness and Justice have actioned the formation of a Leadership Committee on Opioid Misuse...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The public health and human rights rationale for prison-based needle and syringe programs Programs that ensure access to sterile injecting equipment are an important component of a comprehensive approach to reducing the vulnerability of prisoners to HIV and HCV...
Organization:
Centre Associatif Polyvalent d’Aide Hépatite C (CAPAHC)
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Booklet
Practical information guide to better understand what is hepatitis C, the liver and its functioning, cirrhosis: its symptoms and complications, examinations to diagnose cirrhosis and healthy and balanced diet.
Organization:
CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Guideline or manual
CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Coinfection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Canadian guidelines for management and treatment of HIV/hepatitis C coinfection in adults. Updated in 2016.
Organization:
Positive Women’s Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Project proposal for examining HIV/hepatitis C service integration at PWN.The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with credit to the author. Please note that resources are being shared for archival reference and may contain...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“We, the undersigned, represent many different communities and interests. But today we speak with one voice, firmly committed to health and human rights, in support of desperately needed prison-based needle and syringe programs (PNSPs) in Canada. The time for PNSPs is...
Organization:
Youth Services Bureau Downtown Services and Drop-In
Publication date: 2016
Format:
Word document
Resource Type:
Brochure
This guide was created by the Hep C Youth Engagement Team at the Youth Services Bureau in Ottawa, given the ever increasingly popularity of stick'n poke tattoos. This guide will give you some tools and information to be safer if you decide to do a stick'n...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“Globally, prisons disproportionately incarcerate people from marginalized communities, who, in turn, are disproportionately affected by conditions such as drug dependence, HIV, and hepatitis C virus. … Section 5(3)(a)(i)(D) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances...
Organization:
Youth Services Bureau Downtown Services and Drop-In
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Brochure
This guide was created by the Hep C Youth Engagement Team at the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa. This guide will give you tools and information to be safer if you decide to do self-piercing, and help reduce the risks of trasmitting HIV and Hep C.
Organization:
CATIE
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Booklet
This booklet, written for people with HIV and hepatitis C, offers key information on living with both viruses. Covering useful topics such as HIV and hepatitis C basics, the effects of co-infection, ways to stay healthy, treatment strategies and preventing...
