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Free Webinar on August 1: Combating HIV & HCV Co-Infection in Corrections - includes 1 hour of CE. Correctional facilities are often marked by a heightened prevalence of both HCV & HIV. This webinar will discuss how to diagnose, treat, and prevent these diseases in a correctional setting. In addition, learn how to encourage collaboration between health care providers. correctional staff, and community agencies to ensure continuity of care upon release. https://lnkd.in/guyKhU4f

Free Webinar on August 1: Combating HIV & HCV Co-Infection in Corrections - includes 1 hour of CE. Correctional facilities are often marked by a heightened prevalence of both HCV & HIV. This webinar will discuss how to diagnose, treat, and prevent these diseases in a correctional setting. In addition, learn how to encourage collaboration between health care providers. correctional staff, and community agencies to ensure continuity of care upon release. https://lnkd.in/guyKhU4f

Free Webinar on August 1: Combating HIV & HCV Co-Infection in Corrections - includes 1 hour of CE. Correctional facilities are often marked by a heightened prevalence of both HCV & HIV. This webinar will discuss how to diagnose, treat, and prevent these diseases in a correctional setting. In addition, learn how to encourage collaboration between health care providers. correctional staff, and community agencies to ensure continuity of care upon release. https://lnkd.in/guyKhU4f

🩸 Correctional centres are widely recognised as having high rates of blood-borne viruses (BBVs), such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.   💊 Prisons provide an opportunity to test and treat people who are often marginalised and find it challenging to access health care once back in the community. Treating people for BBVs improves health outcomes for those living with a potentially life-long condition and helps curb the spread of infections in the wider community. Up next in our #HumanRightsWeek series... Find out what’s needed to reduce the spread of blood-borne viruses in correctional centres. #HumanRightsWeek #AllHumanAllEqual

Meghalaya HC grants bail to HIV positive accused under NDPS Act... Read More Here- https://lnkd.in/d3ntRMhc #bailtoHIVpatient #highcourt #MeghalayaHC #MeghalayaHighCourt #HIVpositive #NarcoticDrugsandPsychotropicSubstancesAct #NDPSAct #scconline #SCC #legalnews #scconlineblog #legalknowledge #legalblog #legalupdates #lawstudent #legalresearch #legalstudies #surestwaytolegalresearch #bringingyouthebestlegalnews

🩸 Correctional centres are widely recognised as having high rates of blood-borne viruses (BBVs), such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. 💊 Prisons provide an opportunity to test and treat people who are often marginalised and find it challenging to access health care once back in the community. Treating people for BBVs improves health outcomes for those living with a potentially life-long condition and helps curb the spread of infections in the wider community. Up next in our #HumanRightsWeek series... Find out what’s needed to reduce the spread of blood-borne viruses in correctional centres. #HumanRightsWeek #AllHumanAllEqual #QAIHC #Aboriginal #AboriginalHealth #TorresStraitIslander #TorresStraitIslanderHealth #Health #HealthEquity #IndigenousHealth #CloseTheGap

How does the community of women who use drugs promote the expansion of available harm reduction services? How does the community of women who use drugs create safe spaces and deal with gender-based violence? How is the community monitoring the quality of services? In response to these questions, I'll be happy to share some of the best examples I know of community- and women-led initiatives that expand, facilitate and monitor access to harm reduction and HIV/HCV services. Find out more and register: https://lnkd.in/dTHb-a2q

🙏 People - men, women and children who use drugs are a high priority for support from many perspectives - high vulnerability, criminalisation, stigmatisation, multiple disease burden - HIV, HCV, TB, mental health - and poor access to effective services and essential commodities. Essential support and advocacy is coming from the Global Fund, however much more is needed to mobilise domestic and international policy, program and financial support. The Global Fund needs to work with countries and key implementing and technical partners to develop effective global, regional and country level transition strategies building on the success stories including the current reform initiative in Malaysia. And the Global Fund needs to halt the apparent decline in their direct financial support for harm reduction.

Queer people, people who use drugs, and those experiencing homelessness need your advocacy! It only takes 10 seconds. The Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee released its FY25 budget recommendations, and it unfortunately cut the HIV/AIDS/HCV Line Item (4512-0103) by $4.5 million. A $4.5 million reduction in funding will result in fewer HIV, Hepatitis C, and STI (sexually transmitted infections) services, a reduction in Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) that have been critical in reducing new infections and getting people into drug treatment, and the elimination of workforce development initiatives to recruit and retain vital public health staff. Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis (D-Framingham) has filed Amendment # 602 to the House Ways and Means budget to restore the $4.5M. We need your help to see that amendment succeed. Please take a moment to fill out the automated email and share with your network. https://lnkd.in/eebgRe5e