For the last 2.5 years, public health resources and attention have rightly been redirected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As we recover--with a renewed appreciation for the importance of health equity--strategic investments are needed to reach marginalized populations and eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.
As we recover--with a renewed appreciation for the importance of health equity--strategic investments are needed to reach marginalized populations and eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation 1: That the government double the funding for the HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (CAF) from $26.4M annually to $53M.
Recommendation 2: That the government triple the funding for the Harm Reduction Fund (HRF) from $7M annually to $21M.
Recommendation 3: That the government update the Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) to an evidence-based model and expand the pilot to all federal correctional facilities.
Recommendation 4: That the government fund and increase efforts to collect updated hepatitis B and C prevalence estimates for all Canadian provinces and territories.
Recommendation 1: That the government double the funding for the HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (CAF) from $26.4M annually to $53M.
Recommendation 2: That the government triple the funding for the Harm Reduction Fund (HRF) from $7M annually to $21M.
Recommendation 3: That the government update the Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) to an evidence-based model and expand the pilot to all federal correctional facilities.
Recommendation 4: That the government fund and increase efforts to collect updated hepatitis B and C prevalence estimates for all Canadian provinces and territories.
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Making a pre-budget submission is just the first step.
Now we need champions within the Federal Liberal party to fight for these asks in budget deliberations.
We need your help:
Now we need champions within the Federal Liberal party to fight for these asks in budget deliberations.
We need your help:
- Write to your MP and share our submission with them (download it here), along with an email of just a few sentences about how your organization relies on HRF or CAF funding, or what it has meant to your organization to have that funding cut. The important thing is to let them know that you are paying attention and that you want to see this in the next federal budget.
- Find your MP's contact information here.
- If your MP is a member of cabinet and you are willing to participate in a meeting with them to ask for their support of this submission, please email [email protected].
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You can also follow AHC on Twitter: @ActionHepCanada
