British Columbia Centre for Excellence

The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is Canada’s largest HIV/AIDS research, treatment and education facility—nationally and internationally recognized as an innovative world leader in combating HIV/AIDS and related diseases. The made-in-BC Treatment as Prevention® strategy (TasP®) pioneered by Dr. Julio Montaner, inspired the ambitious global UNAIDS 90-90-90 Target to end AIDS as a global pandemic by 2030.

Fall Update

10-OCT-2025

BC-CfE Update Fall 2025

Cost: Free registration.

The event will take place in person and virtually.

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Featured News

Trump stopped the global fight against HIV/AIDS in its tracks. Canada can help fix it

‘A global problem needs a global solution,’ says UNAIDS director Winnie Byanyima is trying to hold onto hope in the face of what she calls unbelievable cruelty. She is the director of UNAIDS, the United Nations agency that, until recently, was on track to meet its target of ending AIDS

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The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS national Summit raises alarm about rising incidence of HIV in Canada and threats to global progress

Delegates call on Prime Minister to end the Canadian epidemic and lead the worldwide HIV response in light of dramatic US cuts to treatment and care Vancouver, BC, June 6, 2025: The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is hosting a national Summit of medical and HIV experts to

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BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS research reveals gains in life expectancy for females with HIV lags gains for males with HIV

New study, published in Lancet Public Health, points to immediate need to address structural and socio-economic impacts on health for women with HIV
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B.C. doctor says ‘inexcusable’ to see rising rates of HIV infections in Canada

The executive director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is calling on governments across the country and abroad to implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce deaths and infections after new research identified solutions towards the goal of an HIV-free generation. Dr. Julio Montaner’s call comes after research published

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An STI ‘morning-after’ pill? What you need to know about DoxyPEP — and who can get it

Doctors working to limit the spread of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea — and their potential complications if left untreated — are turning to a promising new means of prevention.  It’s known as DoxyPEP, which stands for doxycycline (an antibiotic) post-exposure prophylaxis.  Some liken it to a “morning-after pill,” as you

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BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS study reveals Treatment as Prevention combined with targeted Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis can stop HIV/AIDS

New research, published in Lancet HIV, shows that providing antiretroviral treatment to all people living with HIV and preventive treatment to individuals at high-risk of contracting HIV reduces deaths and new HIV infections by more than 90% Vancouver, BC: The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) has released a

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TasP®

Treatment as Prevention®

The Treatment as Prevention® strategy involves the widespread offer of HIV testing and immediate offer and use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to people living with HIV who are medically eligible and willing.
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H2H

The Hope to Health Research & Innovation Centre

Opened in late 2019, the Hope to Health Research & Innovation Centre (H2H) is an interdisciplinary primary care service in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. H2H’s team-based approach to primary health care is based on the best evidence for service design in engaging marginalized populations. Clinical services at H2H were also planned using evidence and best-practices and refined under an ongoing quality improvement (QI) approach. Psychosocial supports offered at H2H include helping clients in areas of housing, income, social supports, and behavioural interventions.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Our work serves clients and communities across British Columbia on lands and waters cared for and nurtured by the many distinct First Nations across the province. The BC-CfE humbly and gratefully acknowledge the stewards of these lands, particularly the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) on whose unceded, traditional and ancestral territories our offices are located.
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During the Canada Post strike announced September 25, 2025, the following measures will be undertaken to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory has transitioned to private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. Results required urgently can be faxed upon request. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
  • The BC-CfE Drug Treatment Program (DTP) will fax outgoing forms and documents to the provider’s office. (DTP Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8515; FAX 604-806-9044)
  • St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy has transitioned to private courier for delivery of medications. We recommend requesting medication at least 2 weeks in advance in case of delivery delays, particularly to rural/remote parts of BC. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

During the Canada Post strike, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service

The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
For more details and example reports, please click on the button below

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