Interview with Dr. Rolando Barrios and Irene Day

HIV continues to be a major global public health issue. Since 2000, 38.1 million people have become infected with HIV and 25.3 million people have died of AIDS-related illnesses.

However, in the twenty-first century we have a means of treatment and prevention methods.

The HIV Foundation Queensland Prevention team are on the road, touring around Queensland and discussing the latest HIV prevention and treatment knowledge to regional areas.

Sarah spoke with a few of these touring experts on the program this evening.

Dr Andrew Redmond is an Infectious Disease Physician at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Associate Professor James Ward is the Head of Infectious Diseases Research Program-Aboriginal Health at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, and Dr Rolando Barrios and Irene Day are visiting Queensland from the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.

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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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