When the Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention (STOP) of HIV/AIDS program found Ross in 2012, he was HIV positive and his immune system was seriously damaged. In addition, the 40 year old struggled with severe opioid and methamphetamine addiction. Under VCH, the STOP Outreach Team supported Ross in getting into three different residences and […]
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Northern Health will make up to $180,000 in additional funds available to organizations who do HIV/AIDS outreach with a goal of improving the reach and impact of prevention, testing, treatment and support. That is one part of an ongoing effort to support the Ministry of Health’s project dubbed “From Hope to Health,” which will mean
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Interior Health’s work to expand access to HIV testing and treatment in the region has led to significant increases in screening for the disease, a critical step in controlling and eventually ending the AIDS epidemic. Since 2013, HIV testing in the region has increased by 50 per cent with HIV testing rates now exceeding 3,500
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Royal Inland Hospital will offer patients having blood work done the option of having an HIV test. The program is part of an Interior Health Authority initiative to offer the tests.Seven IHA emergency rooms in the authority’s region are already offering the tests. Research has shown 65 per cent of those living in the IHA
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The challenging work of outreach nursing is one of the key components to the effective implementation of the STOP HIV/AIDS¨ Initiative. Outreach nurses connect with clients in the community as part of a dedicated team of skilled nurses, social workers, outreach workers and housing outreach workers. They work closely with peer navigators, professionally trained people living with HIV who can offer clients knowledge and insight acquired through lived experience.
How did the modern way of treating HIV come about?
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Interior Health has launched a new campaign to show how advances in HIV treatment and care have improved the lives of those living with the disease. The campaign aims to break down stereotypes that prevent people from being tested and accessing life – saving treatment. The “HIV Then & Now” campaign builds on the momentum
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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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