BC leading the way when it comes to HIV treatment

The province is celebrating the success of a program that treats people at risk of an HIV infection, both prior to exposure, or to those who may already have been exposed to the disease.
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health says the province is seeing a consistent decline in new cases of HIV since no-cost coverage of the pre-exposure and post-exposure drugs on January 1st with over 2,000 people having been prescribed the potentially life-saving medications.

There are 165 people taking advantage of the program on Vancouver Island and 313 in the Vancouver Coastal Health jurisdiction.

The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS says the median age of those accessing the pre-exposure cocktail is 34.
There are 7,271 B.C. residents living with HIV today.
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Canada Post has provided notification of restarting their operations on December 17, 2024. As Canada Post ramps up and stabilizes their services, the BC-CfE will continue the following measures on an interim basis to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory will utilize 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 will utilize private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

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