STOP HIV/AIDS

Since 1996, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has transformed HIV into a chronic, manageable condition. HAART fully suppresses HIV replication, driving the HIV load in plasma to undetectable levels. This allows for immune reconstitution, long-term remission and dramatic reductions in morbidity and death. Today, a 20-year-old who receives a diagnosis of HIV and treatment with

Beginning October 3, 2011 physicians will begin offering HIV tests to every patient requiring blood work who is admitted to St. Paul’s and Mount Saint Joseph hospitals. Testing will be offered to patients at Vancouver General in November, and at UBC hospital in 2012. The project, a joint initiative between Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence