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REGINA All Nations Hope Network hosted a Hepatitis C testing clinic on Wednesday to help spread awareness of World Hepatitis Day. The goal of the day, which is recognized on July 28, is to raise awareness and stop the spread of the virus. The clinic offered a finger prick test, which takes about five minutes and will tell the patient if they have been exposed to Hepatitis C. If the test is positive, the person will be referred to get blood tests to see if the virus is present in their body. If they do, they will be referred to treatment.
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And Pam Ford, a psychiatric nurse based in Regina, is helping the process along, by raising awareness and advocating for increased testing.
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For World Hepatitis Day on July 28, she’ll help administer tests at All Nations Hope Network at 2735 5th Ave. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All Nations is a health-focused network that supports Indigenous people living with HCV and AIDS, but anyone can drop by for a test, Indigenous or not.
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REGINA During the first three months of 2021, the Regina Police Service (RPS) said there has been 39 apparent overdose deaths, compared to 12 deaths in the same time period last year. One of those was Mo Hasting’s cousin, Steven McInnes. Hasting said she texted McInnes the week before he died. “On March 24th, he says, ‘I’m just having trouble trying to get out of this depression, it’s got me spinning. Staying clean, but that’s it,’” Hasting said, reading McInnes’s text to her. Hastings said McInnes went on to ask her if she knew if a detox centre was taking people in.