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Repurposing of the HIV/AIDS Inpatient Ward – Vancouver Leads the Way

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One year ago today, B.C. Premier Christy Clark, B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake, BC-CfE Director Julio Montaner, and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé marked a milestone in British Columbia’s fight against HIV and AIDS: the repurposing of a St. Paul’s Hospital 10C Ward that had served those dying from AIDS, starting in 1997 at the peak of the epidemic in Vancouver.

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HIV-Positive Youth: Linking Them to Early Treatment Essential for Long-Term Health

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This week marks Youth Week in British Columbia. Globally, there have never been more young people than there are today: as of 2009, there are an estimated 1.8 billion people ages 10 to 24. These are the leaders of tomorrow, and will be the ones to determine the health and wellbeing of the next generation.

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Research Update: Could routine testing help reduce the number of people who are unaware they are HIV positive?

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In 2011, an estimated 25% of the 71,300 Canadians living with HIV were unaware of their infection.1 People who haven’t been tested and diagnosed are unable to benefit from linkage to care, support and treatment, which improve health and reduce HIV transmissions. In 2013, the Public Health Agency of Canada released an HIV Screening and

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HIV Continuum of Care Collaborative, Learning Session Three: Victories Celebrated and Challenges Addressed

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On Wednesday, October 22, the HIV Continuum of Care Collaborative met in Richmond to share triumphs and challenges encountered along the shared pathway towards an HIV and AIDS-free generation in British Columbia. The Collaborative is part of the BC-CfE’s Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV/AIDS (STOP HIV/AIDS) initiative and comes under the umbrella

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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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