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Chapter 1: Pre-HAART (1992 – 1996)

19 May 2022

In the 30 years since its inception in 1992, the advancements made by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) have transformed HIV from a rapidly fatal disease, to a chronic and manageable illness that is highly, and easily, preventable. By helping shape local and global policy with its Treatment as Prevention®¨ strategy, the BC-CfE has quite literally revolutionized HIV/AIDS care, saving and improving millions of lives worldwide.

BC-CfE researchers examine HCV knowledge and awareness of reinfection risk among people successfully treated with direct acting antiviral therapy

28 April 2022

The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood borne infection and a leading cause of end-stage liver disease. The World Health Organization estimates that about 58 million people are living with chronic HCV, leading to 290,000 deaths annually due to HCV-related liver illness. Here in Canada, HCV affects a quarter of a million people. Of this quarter million, over 40% are unaware of their infection.

BC-CfE study examines how neighbourhood poverty affects those living with HIV

20 April 2022

A recently published study by BC-CfE researchers titled Neighbourhood-level material deprivation and response to combination antiretroviral therapy in the Canadian Observational Cohort (CANOC): a longitudinal cohort studyexamines the relationship between a neighbourhood’s socioeconomic status and how this affects the lives and health of Canadians living with HIV who are on combination antiretroviral therapy (ART).

BC-CfE responds to the discovery of a highly virulent variant of subtype-B HIV-1

28 March 2022

The BC-CfE has responded to a new study published in the journal Science reporting on the discovery of a highly virulent variant of HIV-1 found to be circulating in the Netherlands and other parts of western Europe during the past two decades.

Hep C Connect pilot project enhances care and testing for clients

24 March 2022

It is estimated that over 60,000 people have been exposed to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in BC, with approximately 2,000 new cases identified in the province each year. Many people living with a chronic hepatitis C infection are unaware of their status until symptoms appear.

BC-CfE’s Supervised Consumption Site saves lives

23 February 2022

The latest available figures released by the B.C. Coroners Service show a record death toll from illicit drug overdoses through the first ten months of 2021. 1,782 people died, surpassing the 1,765 deaths recorded in 2020.