British Columbians, including men and transwomen who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, and people who have sex with individuals living with HIV, can now access free medication to protect against HIV. As of January 1st, the province of British Columbia is covering the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis treatment (PrEP), recommended by the […]
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Just over 2,000 B.C. residents have taken medication to prevent HIV in the six months since it became publicly funded, Health Minister Adrian Dix says. The treatment is taken either before or after high-risk sex and is formally called pre- or post-exposure prophylaxis. The oral medication, Truvada, or an approved generic equivalent, can be prescribed
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British Columbians at a high-risk of getting HIV will soon be able to get a drug that prevents infection, for free. We speak with Dr. Mark Hull with the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS about that decision.
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Health Minister Adrian Dix has responded to concerns in the LGBT community that his government isn’t doing enough to prevent HIV infections. Today, Dix announced that people at high risk of contracting the retrovirus can receive a daily oral medication for free, starting on January 1. Pre-exposure prophylaxis, a.k.a. PrEP, has been recommended by the
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Daily prevention pill was available previously but it was not covered, and high prices made it inaccessible People at high risk of becoming infected with the HIV virus will soon be able to access free medication to protect against it in B.C. Starting on Jan. 1, the province of British Columbia will cover the costs
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Activists are applauding the B.C. government for approving coverage of an HIV-prevention drug for those at high-risk of infection. On Thursday, the Ministry of Health announced that access to pre-exposure prophylaxis – better known as PrEP – will be free of charge beginning Jan. 1 for men and transwomen who have sex with men, injection
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Starting Jan. 1, the province will begin offering a powerful HIV prevention treatment for free through the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS to high-risk individuals who ask for it, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday. The prevention method involves a pill that combines two of the three anti-retroviral drugs used to treat HIV-infected patients,
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‘We got it done, and I think it’s a good decision,’ says BC health minister In just a few days, gay and bisexual men in British Columbia, and others at risk of contracting HIV, will have free access to a drug that significantly reduces the risk of getting infected. After months of studying the question,
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EFFECTIVE January 1, 2018, British Columbians at high risk of HIV infection will be able to receive pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily oral antiretroviral medication that prevents new HIV infection, at no cost. “Our government is committed to helping fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and supporting people as they take action to protect themselves from
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.
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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