𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: "𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲" highlights the vital role of early and accurate diagnosis in improving treatment and quality of life for people with haemophilia.

Haemophilia is a rare inherited bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in clotting factors VIII or IX, primarily affecting males. Yet, 75% of people with bleeding disorders remain undiagnosed globally, delaying life-saving care.

On this 31st World Hemophilia Day, let’s raise awareness, encourage timely diagnosis, and support better access to treatment and prevention for all affected.

Together, we can help save lives and improve care!

#WorldHemophiliaDay #DiagnosisFirstStep #BleedingDisorders #HaemophiliaAwareness #RareDisease #HealthForAll #BloodDisorders #SupportAndCare #SCABPharmacy #BetterDiagnosisBetterCare #GlobalHealth #AccessToTreatment

*My social justice activist friend, Crystal, was interviewed for this article.*

As the City of Victoria conducts what outreach workers say are deadly sweeps of Pandora Avenue, those who facilitate unhoused individuals into addiction rehabilitation centres say there’s not enough spaces to meet the needs of those who are left on the capital city’s streets.

“What I’m faced with is, where am I sending them?” said Theresa Reeve, executive director of the relatively new non-profit Westcoast Recovery Outreach.

Reeve says private treatment centres only take a select number of government-funded clients, leaving empty beds open for higher paying private clients.

“I could fill up their treatment centre if they would allow me,” said Reeve. “But they only let a few government-funded beds. We need to increase those government funded beds. These people deserve a chance just like everybody else.”

“People having to wait anywhere from two weeks to three months waiting to get into a detox bed is not acceptable. We need a better system now. We just had an election about. Where are all the beds they promised they were going to build?”

The Minister of Health told CHEK News in a statement that her government is adding new services without specifics.

https://cheknews.ca/not-enough-housing-or-rehab-beds-for-victorias-most-broken-says-outreach-worker-1228846/

#BCpoli #YYJpoli #BuildSocialHousing #BChousing #HousingCrisis #OutreachWorkers #FrontlineWorkers #RehabBedsNeeded #BCHealth #AddictionsTreatment #YYJ #VictoriaBC #CutTheRedTape #AccessToTreatment #HelpTheHomeless #HouseTheHomeless #BCNDP #HumanRights #AddictsAreHumans #StopTheStigma #HelpTheMarginalized #StopJudgingStartHelping #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #OurCommunityIncludesHomeless

Breaking the cycle of stigma: the urgent need for addiction treatment

#EndStigma #AddictionTreatment #OpioidCrisis #AccessToTreatment #SubstanceUseDisorder #SeekingHelp #AddictionAwareness #TreatmentDisparity #BreakTheStigma #RecoveryJourney

Casey Grover is an emergency physician.

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