Women and HIV in British Columbia

Women make up approximately 18% of the population living with HIV in British Columbia. Women living with HIV can face unique barriers to care and challenges adhering to antiretroviral therapy (ART), compared with men. As a result, women often are not fully benefitting from the life-saving treatment available to them. In this issue of the HIV Pulse, we report on women living with HIV in British Columbia, using data from recent BC-CfE publications, the Provincial Quarterly Monitoring Reports and the BCCDC 2014 HIV Annual Report.

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During the Canada Post strike, the following measures have been 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. (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. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675).
    Certain parts of BC have experienced medication delivery delays of up to 2 weeks by private courier. The pharmacy suggests clients or providers place medication orders with 2-3 weeks advance notice whenever possible.

During this time, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service.