Canada has recorded 1,059 monkeypox cases with 98 in British Columbia and 19 in Alberta.
“It is important to remember that anyone regardless of sex, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and race can be infected and transmit monkeypox if they come into close contact with someone who has monkeypox,” says Fry.
She says that as a doctor the during the early stages of the HIV-AIDS epidemic, she “had to deal primarily with the stigma and the fear and the anxiety”. “We knew that it wasn’t spread by drinking out of a glass or by being in the same room with someone, but people had such misinformation and it hurt and harmed a lot of people in the community.”
Fry says everyone needs to work together to prevent similar stigmatization of monkeypox, which could lead to misunderstandings and negative health outcomes.Article content The recipients of the monkeypox funding are the Community Based Research Centre, H.I.M. Health Initiative for Men Society in Vancouver, and the Queer and Trans Health Collective in Edmonton.“It’s imperative that we not only get out the facts to those at risk, but also play a role in combating stigma and providing support to those impacted,” Jollimore says in a news release.Our in-depth journalism is possible thanks to the support of our subscribers. For just $3.
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