AIDS Committee NL gets over $1 million in funding

    Tuesday, 20 February 2024 00:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The funding will assist with the Safe Works Access Program (SWAP) to reduce health-related risks associated with substance use, sexual activity and sex work.

    More than $1 million in funding has been awarded to support the AIDS Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador.  The funding will assist with the Safe Works Access Program (SWAP) to reduce health-related risks associated with substance use, sexual activity and sex work. Health Minister Tom Osborne says this willl help ensure the AIDS Committee can continue to offer harm reduction services via the Tommy Sexton Centre in Corner Brook and St. John’s,  and Corner Brook, mobile outreach services, as well as in several satellite sites throughout the province.”

     

     

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