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TELUS Health for Good(TM) and Victoria Cool Aid Society launch series of hepatitis C testing events in Victoria
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n TELUS Health for Good™ and Victoria Cool Aid Society launch series of hepatitis C testing events in Victoria\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n In recognition of World Hepatitis Day, TELUS and Victoria Cool Aid Society support life-saving screening for high-risk populations\n \n\n\n\n\n VICTORIA, BC\n \n\n ,\n \n\n July 24, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - Today,\n \n\n Victoria Cool Aid Society\n \n\n and\n \n\n TELUS Health for Good\n \n\n launched a series of hepatitis C testing events enabled through the two Cool Aid Mobile Health Clinics powered by TELUS Health. Today's event takes place at\n \n Victoria's\n \n largest shelter, Rock Bay Landing, with Cool Aid staff on site delivering hepatitis C rapid testing and TELUS volunteers providing nutritional support, helping to facilitate access to essential health services. With additional events planned throughout the remainder of the year, this collaboration will enable Cool Aid to reach their goal of completing 700 hepatitis C tests in 2025.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \"Hepatitis C often has no symptoms, so you could have it without knowing,\" said\n \n Tamara Barnett\n \n , Hepatitis C Program Coordinator, Cool Aid Community Health Centre. \"Getting tested helps you start treatment early, avoid liver damage, and prevents passing the virus on to others. Our peer-led testing program has screened over 1,900 people to date, leading to over 50 successful treatments. This support from TELUS will allow us to test more people than ever this year.\"\n \n\n \"At TELUS, we are driven by our collective desire to leverage technology and human compassion to enable better health outcomes for vulnerable populations,\" said\n \n Nimmi Kanji\n \n , Executive Director TELUS Friendly Future Foundation and TELUS Social Purpose Programs. \"Through our longstanding partnership with Victoria Cool Aid Society, we are enabling access to life-saving hepatitis C testing directly to those facing significant barriers to accessing traditional healthcare. By combining...