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-+*This spring, the Gay Men’s Mental Health Alliance (GMSH) hosted “Synchronizing our Impact,” a unique event for people providing mental health care to cis & trans, gay, bi, 2 Spirit, queer and other men who have sex with men. The event drew over 100 community-based workers, social workers, and care providers to learn about the

-+*In advance of the 2018 International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, the Canadian government has released new 2016 data on Canada’s progress towards meeting the UNAIDS 90-90-90 treatment targets. The report estimates that 2,165 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2016, and that over 63,000 Canadians are living with HIV.  One in seven does not

-+*Robert Bardson, co-chair of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Black African and Caribbean Network (CHABAC) passed away.earlier this month. Robert was a long-time HIV survivor and a powerful voice describing the challenges of aging with HIV. He was also a talented musician who used his gifts  to share joy and to build empathy and understanding for and between

-+*Over the past 18 months, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has led the development of a Pan-Canadian Framework for Action to address sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) in Canada. The Framework, which is in the final stage of approval by federal, provincial and territorial governments, was developed with the input of a

-+*OHESI is a group of  agencies that work together to provide timely, relevant, and comprehensive information about the epidemiology of HIV in Ontario. OHESI includes the OHTN, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, Public Health Ontario and the Public Health Agencies of Canada. This month, OHESI has released a new report with details

-+*Canada is experiencing a fatal overdose crisis; more than a thousand Ontarians died last year from opioid overdose. Many of these deaths are preventable if medical attention is received quickly, but evidence shows that witnesses to an overdose often do not call 911 for fear of police involvement. Canada’s Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act was

-+*Ontario is expanding an eConsult service that allows primary care physicians to ask for advice and receive support from specialists in many fields through a secure electronic system. It was first piloted in the Champlain LHIN around Ottawa. With funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, eConsult it is now rolling out