The Federal government is giving $266,199 over two years to support community-based work of the AIDS Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador.
St. John’s East MP Nick Whalen made the announcement in St. John’s Friday on behalf of federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor.
The funding will go towards initiatives to help reduce the risk of blood-borne infections among people who share drug-use equipment such as needles and pipes with high rates of hepatitis C and HIV.
AIDS Committee of NL executive director Gerard Yetman said the federal funding will support front-line interventions and capacity-building activities in communities, including education resources for people who use drugs, peer-based outreach services and training for health providers.
The announcement took place Friday at the Tommy Sexton Centre in St. John’s which houses the AIDS Committee of NL offices.
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