The Manitoba government needs to put together a comprehensive HIV treatment program to curb the growing epidemic in this province, according to doctors on the front lines.
Speaking at the Health Sciences Centre today, Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, along with Ken Kasper, director of the Manitoba HIV program, stressed the importance of finding a suitable initiative to deal with the virus.
More money is needed from government – both provincial and federal – to solve the issues facing patients and caregivers, they say.
Currently, HIV coverage in Manitoba is not uniform. People living with the virus currently in the workforce must pay a deductible before their medication is covered. Often, Montaner and Kasper say, these types of financial hurdles push patients away from getting the proper care they need and result in a higher financial burden down the road.
Staff Writer
Winnipeg Free Press
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