As reported in October, we made a pre-budget submission to the federal finance committee to help viral hepatitis and STBBI work be part of the conversation of funding Canada’s recovery from COVID.
We’ve asked the government to double the CAF and triple the HRF! Also, update the Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) pilot to an evidence-based model and expand it to all federal correctional facilities, and fund and increase efforts to collect and share updated hepatitis B and C prevalence estimates for all Canadian provinces and territories.
Submitting to the Finance Committee is just the first step. We’re looking for Ministers and MPs to champion these asks during budget negotiations. If you have a relationship with your local MP, please share our submission and ask for their support. Respond to this email if you’d like some help.
Visit our Budget Asks page on our website for more info on how you can help amplify these asks. Please also like and share our Twitter posts highlighting these #Budget2023 asks.
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