As cases of HIV, chlamydia and infectious syphilis rise, federal funding is aimed at reducing barriers to treatment says Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Ottawa is providing millions of dollars in funding to community organizations in Alberta to address an increase in sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections.
These infections are preventable, treatable and often curable, but Ms. Bennett said stigma remains an obstacle to people accessing health services.“We have a moral obligation to prevent the preventable,” she said during the announcement on Monday in Edmonton. “It means reducing those barriers to prevention, to testing, to treatment and to support but also to take into consideration the implications of the [infections] on both the physical and mental health.
The collective’s executive director, Lea DuCoeur, said many members of the LGBTQ+ community have faced discrimination from health care providers, which prevents them from seeking medical help despite being at a heightened risk of infection. “Families, friends, and loved ones are being lost to this devastating crisis,” said Grand Chief Leonard Standingontheroad in a statement. “If harm reduction isn’t available, our people will die. The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 Nations is asking the federal government to intervene and offer more effective, flexible and long-lasting support.”
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