The number of HIV cases has been rising in Canada, and it's having a disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities.
The number of HIV cases has been rising in Canada, and it's having a disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities.
"There are many links between HIV and the opioid crisis, and at the centre are people using drugs, and key populations like Indigenous people," she said. "Some of the root causes are because of what happened to our ancestors on this land," explained Piyesis, CEO of advocacy group Communities, Alliances & Networks .Gaps in healthcare are even wider for Indigenous people living with HIV in remote and northern communities.She said one of the biggest barriers in Yukon in terms of the pandemic is testing.
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