Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner joined public officials and service providers the morning of June 20 as they kicked off a daylong working session laying out the logistics of the state’s Getting to Zero initiative. The goal for that initiative, announced in late 2017, is the elimination of new HIV infections in Illinois by the year […]
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BC health minister touts success of the new and free PrEP program Six months after agreeing to cover HIV-prevention drugs for free in British Columbia, the provincial government says nearly 2,000 people have used the program. In a press conference framed by rainbow crosswalks in Vancouver’s West End, BC Minister of Health Adrian Dix said
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The Health Ministry is celebrating what they are calling six-months of success in preventing new HIV infections throughout BC. At the start of this year, the government expanded coverage for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis(pep), which has been prescribed to over two-thousand residents. In celebration of this, the province and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
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The province is celebrating the success of a program that treats people at risk of an HIV infection, both prior to exposure, or to those who may already have been exposed to the disease. Adrian Dix, Minister of Health says the province is seeing a consistent decline in new cases of HIV since no-cost coverage
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People throughout B.C. are benefiting from expanded coverage for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), as strong uptake for the publicly funded drug continues to grow. “The expansion of coverage for PrEP and PEP keeps B.C. at the forefront of fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health.
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PEOPLE throughout B.C. are benefiting from expanded coverage for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), as strong uptake for the publicly funded drug continues to grow. “The expansion of coverage for PrEP and PEP keeps B.C. at the forefront of fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health.
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Since the start of 2018, more than 2,000 people have been prescribed a potentially life-saving drug to prevent new HIV infections in B.C. That’s according to B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, who says the province continues to lead the way in the global fight against the disease. The cutting-edge strategies are called PrEP and PEP,
VANCOUVER-The Ministry of Health is reporting strong success six months into a program expanding coverage of HIV prevention medications. On Jan. 1, the province began covering the costs of preexposure prophylaxis treatment, also known as PrEP, for patients deemed at-risk. On Tuesday, Minister Adrian Dix announced that so far 1,944 people have received free PrEP,
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – More than 2,000 people in this province have benefited from the expanded coverage of drugs that can prevent HIV infection. Health Minister Adrian Dix called BC’s treatment “world-leading” at an announcement this morning. “There are an estimated 7,271 British Columbians living with HIV today. Preventing new infections and giving people the
People throughout B.C. are benefiting from expanded coverage for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), as strong uptake for the publicly funded drug continues to grow.
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Canada Post has provided notification of restarting their operations on December 17, 2024. As Canada Post ramps up and stabilizes their services, the BC-CfE will continue the following measures on an interim basis to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.
