Stepping up the pace in the fight to end HIV

More than 35 million people live with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. As Australia hosts the global AIDS 2014 conference in Melbourne we review the state of play and ask: how far have we come in the battle to end AIDS?

AIDS 2014 promises to be the largest medical conference Australia has ever seen.
Scientists, policy makers, activists and people living with HIV will
come together to explore the latest achievements and the greatest
challenges in the fight to eradicate one of the world’s most destructive
diseases.

The story so far is one of global cooperation
and scientific advancement – but it’s also one of social change, and of
ongoing efforts to end discrimination and provide equitable access to
healthcare.

Approximately 30 million people have died from
AIDS-related illness to date, but in the last decade the number of
deaths, and the number of newly infected people has declined. The United Nations says the “end of AIDS” in the Asia Pacific is achievable in the next 15 years – but we have a way to go to reach that goal.

Sonja Dechian
Radio Australia
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During the Canada Post strike announced September 25, 2025, the following measures will be 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. Results required urgently can be faxed upon request. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
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The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
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