Friday, September 29, 2017
News Recap:
Merck discontinues HCV programs. There were rumours, but now it’s official: Merck has announced that it will discontinue the development of the investigational combination regimens MK-3682B (grazoprevir/ruzasvir/uprifosbuvir) and MK-3682C (ruzasvir/uprifosbuvir) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In a statement the company said the decision was made based on a review of available Pha...
Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) recently became the fifteenth (15th) organization to sign the HCV Manifesto (http://hepcbc.ca/hcv-manifesto/ . This document, more than simply a list of “rights” transforms the principles developed by persons with HIV/AIDS: GIPA/MIPA (Greater and more Meaningful Involvement of Persons with AIDS in their own care, in the governance of organizations which speak for and support them, and in the broader society as well), and “Nothing
HCV MANIFESTO
The HCV Manifesto brings awareness of the problems widely faced by HCV+ people, and how they may be solved.
DOWNLOAD PDF/READ the HCV Manifesto HERE.
This manifesto is also available in: Français:
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Our pamphlets and posters about hepatitis B and C are aimed at various communities:
General population and baby boomers
Newcomer/immigrant communities (translations available)
Aboriginal/northern/remote communities
Prison and former prisoner communities
IVDU and MSM communities
All of the publications on this page can be downloaded (PDFs). Click on the Thumbnails below to access the printable, high-resolution versions. All posters are
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network has just endorsed the HCV Manifesto which outlines the rights of HCV+ people. Based on a similar document for people with HIV/AIDS, it uses the principles of GIPA/MIPA (promoting greater involvement and participation of infected people in the organizations, policies, and decisions which affect them). Link: http://hepcbc.ca/sign-hcv-manifesto-organizations-signature-page/. Individuals can also sign it at this link: http:/
The HCV Manifesto can now be signed online by individuals and groups. Our target is 1000 individuals and 200 groups. READ and SIGN the PETITION at www.hepcbc/hcv-manifesto/; THANKS!
The Canadian Treatment Action Council (CTAC) and the Canadian AIDS Treatment and Information Exchange (CATIE) have joined three other institutional signers of the HCV MANIFESTO! The others are ANKORS (AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society), the BLOOM CLINIC of the Bramalea Community Health Centre in the Region of Peel, Ontario, and of course HepCBC Hepatitis C Education and Prevention Society. We hope many other organizations (health organi
BLOOM CLINIC,which serves individuals living with chronic conditions such as hepatitis C and HIV at the Bramalea Community Health Centre in the Region of Peel, Ontario, became the second Institutional Signer of the HCV MANIFESTO today! We hope many more organizations and individuals in BC, Canada, and perhaps beyond, will read and sign their support of this document. Once we receive a significant number of signed documents, we will put out a press release.
ANKORS (AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society) became the first Institutional Signer of the HCV MANIFESTO today! We hope this is the first of many organizations and individuals in BC, Canada, and perhaps beyond, that will read and sign their support of this document. Once we receive a significant number of signed documents, we will put out a press release. Thanks so much for your support! INSTRUCTIONS below...
To download the document (PDF),
Today we release the HCV Manifesto to bring awareness of the problems widely faced by HCV+ people, and how they may be solved. Read it below or DOWNLOAD PDF here. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT by signing and sharing it with your family, friends, Social Media, company, service club, charitable organization, church, union, political group, or any other organization! TO SIGN the HCV MANIFESTO, click on the applicable ribbon below. THANKS!!:
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