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Seeking individuals to join our Board of Directors

The OAN is seeking a committed board member from the Western region to contribute to strategically leading the organization and helping us meet our mandate. Serving on the Board is an extraordinary opportunity for someone who is passionate about Ontario’s HIV sector. Per the OAN by-laws, this seat must be filled by a person living with HIV who also resides in the Western region of Ontario.  The OAN is committed to ensuring that people with HIV/AIDS have a leading voice in governing the organization. In accordance with the provisions of OAN By-Laws, a majority of the Board of Directors must be people

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Call for Equitable Drug Access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) Following Health Canada Approval of APRETUDE by ViiV.

While community-based service providers delivering Canada’s HIV and AIDS response are pleased to learn of APRETUDE ‘s approval, we fear this, and other HIV prevention and treatment medications, will remain inaccessible to many African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) people who continue to experience significant barriers to accessing HIV prevention treatments like APRETUDE, compounded by systemic anti-Black racism within healthcare systems.

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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the traditional caretakers of these lands and strive to carry out our important work in solidarity with the many Indigenous communities and individuals living and working across them. As we do this, we must recognize the inherent Indigenous rights and title to the lands that we live on. The territory upon which the OAN offices are located is within the lands protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. Today, this land is still

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