While HIV infection rates are shrinking across Ontario, the virus has seen an uptick in London Health authorities in London say while HIV infection rates across Ontario are shrinking, London has seen a sharp surge with a higher than average prevalence of needle drug use likely to blame for the problem. It comes a little […]
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The number of HIV tests performed across British Columbia has doubled since 2011, but preliminary study results shows access to care is emerging as an issue for patients. Rolando Barrios with the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS says HIV testing episodes have increased for men and women since a 2011
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While the good news is that overall HIV infections rates have been in decline in British Columbia, rates among men who have sex with men (MSM) are not. What’s more, the rate is in fact increasing among MSM who are visible minorities. Compounding this concern is the fact that there has been little to no
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HIV clinicians and scientists are deeply concerned about the ongoing, overly broad use of the criminal law in HIV non-disclosure cases.
Statement on HIV Criminalization in Canada from Top Canadian Scientists Read More »
The latest HIV Pulse looks at how HIV affects women in BC, a group that makes up approximately 18% of the population living with HIV in the province. The latest data shows HIV care and treatment for women is improving.
The Fraser Health STOP HIV/AIDS¨ (Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention) team is dedicated to the prevention, testing, treatment and provision of support services for all sexually transmitted and blood borne infections, including HIV. The Fraser Health Authority serves 1.8 million people living in communities stretching from Burnaby to White Rock to Hope. A group of outreach nurses shared about their experiences working as part of the STOP team.
A Profile in HIV Outreach – Fraser Health Read More »
An outreach nurse with the Interior Health Authority shares her story.
Filling Gaps to Provide HIV Care in Rural Regions Read More »
Meet some of the members of the Vancouver Coastal Health STOP Outreach Team, helping to expand access to HIV testing and treatment to the city’s most hard-to-reach populations.
STOP Team in Vancouver Uses Collaboration as a Tool for Success Read More »
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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