Although the overall number of new HIV infections has declined worldwide, it is estimated that 5000 new infections occur each day.1 With continuing progress in the implementation of treatment and prevention programs, it is becoming increasingly important to define metrics by which HIV incidence may be considered controlled to gauge success and guide resource allocation.
A study team led by investigators from Simon Fraser University in Canada have made a key discovery on how viral factors, such as HIV subtypes, impact the size of the virus reservoirs in individuals with HIV. This finding provides new understanding on latent infections kept in check with combination antiretroviral therapy and may help shape
NIH officials discuss scientific evidence and principles underlying the U=U concept. WHAT: In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) concept as scientifically sound, say officials from the National Institutes of Health. U=U means that people living with HIV who achieve and maintain an undetectable
A Saskatchewan primary-care physician has a simple message for doctors who are thinking of expanding their capacity to care for people with HIV. “Do it!” said Dr. Laura Marshall, a La Ronge family physician. “It’s rewarding work, and clinically it is very interesting, but at the same time fairly straightforward. You can make a big
The exhibit kicks off Simon Fraser University’s speaker series on HIV/AIDS An art exhibit featuring the works of those living with HIV kicks off Simon Fraser University’s spring speaker series on HIV/AIDS and highlights the work Vancouver has done to combat the disease. The exhibit, which features the work of several prominent Vancouver-based artists, coincided
Since its launch in 2011, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE)’s highly regarded Education and Training program has engaged over 13,500 participants in educational programs and events by the end of June 2018. Of those, over 11,000 participated lecture events, over 1,400 took online courses and over 580 attended clinical training programs. “The
SFU President Andrew Petter launched the President’s Dream Colloquium in 2011 to create an annual forum for interdisciplinary exchange among students and faculty and to bring leading thinkers to SFU. This year’s President’s Dream Colloquium will focus on HIV/AIDS. The colloquium hopes to inspired the next generation of those working to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic,
Vancouver artist Tiko Kerr’s self-portrait uses his own discarded medical paraphernalia. Since 1987, Vancouver artist Tiko Kerr has taken thousands of pills to keep HIV/AIDS at bay. In the process he has collected vast quantities of pill bottles that, considering the outsized role the medication had played in saving his life, has made their way
Yes, the collapse of a second major B.C. drug-related case within weeks raises big questions about the competence of the RCMP and federal prosecutors. Tyee supporters blast past the goal we sought. Way past. But the bigger scandal is the myth that underlies our drug policy. First, the failed prosecutions. In October 2017, police announced
Being named Canada’s top comprehensive university for the 10th time in 11 years capped an electrifying 2018 at SFU. This past year saw the arrival of the university’s two Canada 150 chairs as well as the high-profile joint-conferral (with UBC) of an honorary doctorate of laws degree on His Highness the Aga Khan. Here’s a
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) has panned a proposal by the women, family and community development ministry to make HIV tests compulsory for non-Muslims intending to tie the knot. In a statement, MAC said conducting compulsory HIV screenings is not an “effective, long-term solution” to combat rising HIV cases, adding that HIV testing
With his 100th birthday coming this spring, Miguel is the oldest known person with HIV in the world. Researchers say he is both a “sign of hope” and the face of things to come since medical science transformed this once-menacing virus from a “death sentence” into a “chronic, manageable condition.” WATCH: Director of the British
Increased testing and combination prevention efforts mean the UK joins a select list of other countries in achieving the 90-90-90 targets 2 years before the 2020 goal. Tony Kirby reports. Public Health England (PHE) has announced that, in 2017, the nation achieved the UNAIDS targets of 90% of all people with HIV diagnosed, 90% of
El cientÃfico argentino radicado en Canadá lideró el descubrimiento a finales de los años ´90 del llamado cóctel o terapia antirretroviral contra el virus del VIH/sida y le torció el brazo para siempre a la enfermedad. Visitó Buenos Aires para participar de una jornada cientÃfica en la USAL y aprovechó el marco del G20 para
Some years ago, UNAIDS set an ambitious target for ending the AIDS epidemic. By 2020, ninety per cent of people living with HIV around the world would know their status…90 per cent of those with HIV would be on treatment, and 90 per cent of those receiving treatment would have viral suppression…
Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement in recognition of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 2018: “2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the first World AIDS Day. On this day in particular, British Columbians wear the red ribbon to acknowledge people living with HIV, remember those we have lost to this disease and
Hiện đã có bằng chứng xác nhận rằng một người nhiễm HIV, được điều trị bằng thuốc kháng virus và khi đạt tải lượng virus ở ngưỡng không phát hiện được trong máu thì nguy cơ lây truyền HIV sang người khác qua đường tình dục rất thấp từ không đáng kể đến không có
