HIV & AIDS-A Global Challenge of Olympic Proportion

BC-CfE co-hosted The Impact of Science & Innovation in the Evolving Global Health Paradigm: HIV & AIDS-A Global Challenge of Olympic Proportion on February 26th. The 2010 Olympic Games provided a rare platform to cast light on international collaborative efforts to halt the progression of HIV and what can be accomplished in the arena of global health when nations participate together. With the backdrop of the 2010 Games, we demonstrated how HIV serves as an example of a truly global health challenge, how the effective implementation and adoption of science and innovation is required to overcome it, and how local excellence is making a global impact. World leaders in HIV health and innovation, including Dr. Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director and Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the US National Institutes of Health, and others, convened at UBC to share their perspectives on the challenges we face under a shifting global health paradigm.B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS in Vancouver, is the new president of the Geneva-based International AIDS Society (IAS).

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During the Canada Post strike announced September 25, 2025, the following measures will be undertaken to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory has transitioned to private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. Results required urgently can be faxed upon request. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
  • The BC-CfE Drug Treatment Program (DTP) will fax outgoing forms and documents to the provider’s office. (DTP Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8515; FAX 604-806-9044)
  • St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy has transitioned to private courier for delivery of medications. We recommend requesting medication at least 2 weeks in advance in case of delivery delays, particularly to rural/remote parts of BC. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

During the Canada Post strike, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service

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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