Fábio Mesquita, director of the STD, AIDS and HIV Department of Brazil’s Ministry of Health, talks about Treatment as Prevention¨ at the International TasP¨ Workshop in Vancouver, 2014.
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Stephen Lewis comments on two positive developments in the field of HIV.
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UNAIDS has set an ambitious new treatment target to end the AIDS epidemic
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Sensational headlines entice readers but too often tell an incomplete story that only serves to perpetuate negative stereotypes. This is frequently the case when people living with HIV navigate the criminal justice system in HIV non-disclosure cases only to see their faces splashed across media channels, adding to the public fear and stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. Most prosecutions are against men, but for women living with HIV, the very justice system that was set up to protect women by criminalizing HIV non-disclosure is further victimizing them.
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Ten facts on HIV non-disclosure in Canada provided by the HIV/AIDS Legal Network.
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One year ago today, B.C. Premier Christy Clark, B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake, BC-CfE Director Julio Montaner, and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé marked a milestone in British Columbia’s fight against HIV and AIDS: the repurposing of a St. Paul’s Hospital 10C Ward that had served those dying from AIDS, starting in 1997 at the peak of the epidemic in Vancouver.
Repurposing of the HIV/AIDS Inpatient Ward – Vancouver Leads the Way Read More »
A recent BC Centre of Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) study observed trends among HIV-positive patients admitted to St. Paul’s Hospital between 2005 and 2014, finding respiratory infections and opportunistic infections were the top discharge diagnoses.
This week marks Youth Week in British Columbia. Globally, there have never been more young people than there are today: as of 2009, there are an estimated 1.8 billion people ages 10 to 24. These are the leaders of tomorrow, and will be the ones to determine the health and wellbeing of the next generation.
HIV-Positive Youth: Linking Them to Early Treatment Essential for Long-Term Health Read More »
World Health Day marks a time to reflect on the many public health challenges to be addressed around the globe, such as the 35 million people living with HIV and AIDS. It’s also a call to address such issues closer to home. In Canada, we can lead the way forward towards ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but a federal level commitment is sorely lacking.
In Canada, We Have the Strategy and the Tools to End AIDS Read More »
In July 2014, the BC-CfE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government of Queensland, Australia, to provide input and guidance on implementing an HIV and AIDS strategy based on principles of the made-in-BC Treatment as Prevention¨ approach. This March, a delegation from Australia’s second-largest state came to meet with researchers and staff of the BC-CfE to learn more about the work being done in B.C.
Lessons from BC Shared with Delegation from Queensland Read More »
During the Canada Post strike, the following measures have been undertaken to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.
During this time, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service.
