CAAN added the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) to its mandate in 2012 and HAS:

1.Informed the creation of a National Hepatitis C Blueprint in partnership with the CanHepC – Canadian Network on Hepatitis C

2. Created two fact sheets that will assist in the diagnosis, treatment and care for Indigenous people living with or with lived experience of HCV. ( LINK TO CAAN WEBSITE RESOURCES)

In recognition of World Hepatitis Awareness Day 2021, CAAN has made four commitments

We WILL:

  1. Work towards eliminating HCV in Canada by 2030, with an Indigenous focus;
  2. Using an Indigenous worldview that centres ceremony and culture in all of our work.
  3. Operationalize an Indigenous approach to the HCV journey from diagnosis to treatment in a wholistic manner through programming that is informed by HCV-targeted research.
  4. Continue to demonstrate Indigenous leadership and prioritize Indigenous ways of knowing and doing.

Related Pages & Links

The AHA Centre

The AHA Centre is a national, Indigenous-led collaborative research centre housed at the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN). Funded by The Canadian Institutes of Health Research in 2012, The AHA Centre supports HIV and AIDS Community-Based research (CBR) conducted in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities across Canada.

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Promising Practices

The primary focus of the Promising Practices Project is to address the issues and needs presented to CAAN by participating members (Indigenous people, communities, service providers, IPHA/IPHC’s) through formal dialogue sessions that occur throughout the year.

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Feast Centre

The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research is a five-year, cross-Canada initiative that aims to support the development of community and academic scholars and scholarship grounded in Indigenous knowledges, decolonizing approaches, and community-based research to holistically support STBBI research with Indigenous communities.

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