600 Couples to Take Part in Best HIV Treatment Strategy

About 600 Sero-discordant couples where one partner is HIV positive and the other is not will take part in a new research study to help decide the best HIV Treatment Strategy that will reduce the rate of infection in the population.

A study by the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) is to help decide whether health workers choose to administer the anti-retroviral drug, Trvada- as a prevention or treatment for HIV/AIDS.

Multiple studies have established that anti-retroviral drugs could be used to reduce the rate of infection in a population in two different ways, known by the acronyms PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylis) and TasP (Treatment as Prevention).

Scroll to Top

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.

Start typing and press enter to search