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HIV dropping among IV drug users due to harm reduction, says B.C.’s health officer

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B.C.’s top doctor is pushing to keep harm reduction and anti-retroviral therapy as key health strategies after a new report showed rates of HIV infection among those who inject drugs continues to drop. Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall released the report noting several reasons why intravenous drug users aren’t catching HIV or hepatitis C […]

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HIV rates among injection drug users continue to drop

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Harm reduction measures and anti-retroviral therapy are cutting down B.C.’s HIV infection rates among injection drug users, says a new report released Thursday by the Health Ministry. Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall released a report revealing several factors associated with the drop in intravenous drug users catching HIV or hepatitis C. Among the factors

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Fighting the disease: Vancouver’s Dr. Julio Montaner leads the international movement to stop HIV/AIDS

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Deep inside the maze of offices in the West End’s St. Paul’s Hospital, Julio Montaner has been leading a global revolution to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. For the past four decades, the Argentinian-born doctor has been at the forefront of finding treatments for the infected and reaching others before they suffer the same fate.

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Stop HIV pilot project

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Northern Health is one of two health districts which are piloting a STOP HIV program in the province. “Over the last few years research has shown that by starting people on treatment for HIV earlier in the course of their infection that it can contribute to reducing the spread and reducing the chances of illness

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STOP HIV/AIDS Update (Fall 2010)

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Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV/AIDS (STOP HIV/AIDS) will will expand access to HIV/AIDS medications among hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations in Vancouver’s inner city and Prince George. For more information on STOP HIV/AIDS, including updates on progress, please refer to our quarterly bulletin. The second edition is now available for download in PDF

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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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