Forecast Newsletter
Will Harper’s G8 leadership advance the fight against HIV/AIDS? Today, on World AIDS Day, Canadians and indeed all citizens of the world have much to aspire to. We are now at a tipping point. We have extremely effective HIV treatment and the means to deliver it to millions of HIV-infected people worldwide. The treatment, called […]
NIDA invests $50 million to evaluate made-in-BC strategy for control of HIV/AIDS The US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) intends to fund research worth up to US$50 million over five years to evaluate the “seek-and-treat” strategy originally developed at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE). NIDA has issued a Request for Applications […]
BC-CfE Researchers Running Key International Research Programs Two international programs led by Dr. Thomas Kerr and Dr. David Moore are continuing to enhance the global reputation of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) for innovative research. These programs provide new information that will help fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic. For the past 17 years, […]
Fifth IAS Conference Gathers Leading AIDS Scientists and Global Delegates Failure of the G8 leadership to fulfill their commitments and “treatment as prevention” approach were the main topics of discussion at this year’s conference More than 7,000 top AIDS scientists, public health experts and community leaders from around the world convened at the recently concluded […]
5th IAS conference to be held in Cape Town Between July 19 and 22, 5,000 scientists, community leaders and implementers will refocus attention on AIDS in Africa at the IAS 2009 Conference, to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa. South Africa bears the largest burden of the AIDS pandemic […]
Pharmacovigilance project celebrates success The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) has successfully completed a demonstration project that is helping B.C.’s health care system monitor side effects (adverse drug reactions) to antiretroviral medications. Adverse drug reactions can gravely affect patients’ health and compromise treatment success. Although all drugs are tested for safety before they […]
BC Liberals commit to HIV/AIDS pilot project Premier Gordon Campbell announced a commitment to a pilot project that will expand access to HIV and AIDS drugs to the street-involved population in downtown Prince George and Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The program will decrease AIDS-related suffering and further prevent the spread of HIV disease. “People living on […]
Minister Abbott opens international summit in Vancouver It is a great pleasure to be here, and an honour to be a part of this gathering. Our government and myself are very appreciative of the important work that you are doing at this global Summit of experts convened by the International AIDS Society, the Global Fund, […]
Japanese AIDS health care representatives visit BC-CfE Recently, two AIDS care nurses from Japan’s AIDS Clinical Center (ACC) have returned to the BC-CfE to continue learning from its progressive and effective approach to HIV/AIDS treatment and care. The ACC was established in 1997, as part of the settlement to compensate the victims of transfusion related […]
Aboriginal street youth more likely to be HIV-positive In Canada, there are upwards of 150,000 homeless and street-involved youth, and they are far more vulnerable to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. In fact, infection rates for diseases such as chlamydia and gonorrhea are 10 times that of the general adolescent population in the country. […]