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Call for Nominations: Multiple Positions on CAS Board - The Canadian AIDS Society is looking for nominations for multiple positions on its Board of Directors: 1. Atlantic Regional Director (full 2 yr term) 2. PLWHIV Director (1 yr replacement term) 3. Québec Regional Director (1 yr replacement term) 4. Québec PLWHIV Director (full 2 yr term) 5. Ontario Regional Director, outgoing Gerry Croteau (full 2 yr term) 6. Prairies PLWHIV Director, outgoing Bernard Mathieson (full 2 yr term) 7. Pacific: Regional Director, outgoing Neil Self (full 2 yr term) 8. PLWHIV Director (1 yr replacement term) 9. Director-at-Large: Person identifying as a woman (full 2 yr term) The Canadian AIDS Society is … Read More »
Position Statement: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable - U = U (Undetectable Equals Untransmittable) Not since the introduction of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in 1996 has there been as significant a milestone as U=U (Undetectable Equals Untransmittable). Ever since Swiss HIV experts produced the first-ever consensus statement in 2008 to say that HIV-positive individuals on effective antiretroviral therapy are sexually non-infectious, CAS has been noting study after study re-iterating the facts surrounding U=U. Endorsed by CAS since with great pride since December 1st, we consider U=U to be a definite game changer because: Once viral suppression has been achieved and maintained for six months, the person living with HIV can … Read More »
International Overdose Awareness Day 2018 - Today, August 31st, is International Overdose Awareness Day. Canada is in the middle of an opioid epidemic and the federal government has failed to take action on addressing and finding solutions to this health crisis, exacerbating the situation even more. In Ontario, their Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott have put a moratorium on the opening of new overdose prevention sites (OPS), ignoring the scientific evidence that OPS and supervised consumption sites (SCS) save lives. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network has written an open letter to Premier Ford and Minister Elliott about the need to include the … Read More »
National HIV Testing Day: Press Release and Link to Testing Sites - Canadian AIDS Society Announces First National HIV Testing Day Establishment of day promotes the importance of testing and treatment of HIV OTTAWA, June 19th, 2018 – The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) and community-based organizations across Canada today announced Canada’s first country-wide HIV Testing Day. The inaugural event will be held on June 27th in 43 sites across Canada. The goal of the day is to effectively target groups disproportionately affected by the disease, said Mr. Gary Lacasse, Executive Director of CAS, the organization spearheading this new initiative. “A National HIV Testing Day will help reduce the stigma associated with … Read More »
We’ve moved! - CAS has changed offices as of this week! We are now located at: 170 Laurier Ave W, Suite 602 Ottawa, ON K1P 5V5 Our phone number is still the same: 613-230-3580
Canadian AIDS Society’s Updates - This post is to update you on some of the latest activities by the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS). Unfortunately, Federal government funding has been significantly cut to community-based HIV organizations across the country. While CAS was not successful in securing a contribution agreement from PHAC, we continue to advocate and lobby quite heavily to secure new funding for both the national office and community member organizations, especially those who are currently receiving no funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada. These advocacy activities have two tracks. Media Relations: We continue to work to secure media coverage of the defunding by … Read More »
