We either pay a little now, or a lot more later. Money talks. And as we stand at a precipice in the global response to HIV, with cases rising at alarming rates, it is no longer a question about science that sits at the forefront of the conversation, but rather one of dollars and cents. […]
Opinion: Lack of investment now in HIV response will cost Canadians in the long-term Read More »
‘A global problem needs a global solution,’ says UNAIDS director Winnie Byanyima is trying to hold onto hope in the face of what she calls unbelievable cruelty. She is the director of UNAIDS, the United Nations agency that, until recently, was on track to meet its target of ending AIDS as a public health threat
Trump stopped the global fight against HIV/AIDS in its tracks. Canada can help fix it Read More »
December 1st marks World AIDS Day and the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. Today, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is proud to announce the virtual end of the domestic epidemic of HIV in British Columbia.
Antiretrovirals and other select medications are available through the BC-CfE’s HIV Treatment Program. These medications may be requested by submitting an HIV Drug Request Prescription Form. Requests will be assessed according to BC-CfE therapeutic guidelines. Clinical justification and/or supportive documentation may be required. Individuals will obtain, at no cost, medications offered through the BC-CfE’s Drug Treatment
HIV Drugs available through the BC-CfE Read More »
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, an annual campaign to end overdoses, remember without stigma those who have died from overdose, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) joins families, friends and communities in mourning the needless losses of life through overdose and continue to advocate for an end to the toxic drug crisis through a safer supply of drugs.
Recognizing those who go unseen – the impacts of fatal and non-fatal overdoses Read More »
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) launched an integrated program in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side for individuals living with chronic pain who are diagnosed with opioid use disorder.
The BC-CfE is proud to announce Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner is among the three 2023 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Population and Public Health (CIHR-IPPH) Trailblazer Award Winners. Announced at the Canadian Public Health Association Conference, the Trailblazer Awards support early, mid and senior career researchers who have made exceptional contributions to population and public health in Canada and around the world through evidence-based policies and interventions.
BC-CfE Executive Director Dr. Julio Montaner awarded 2023 CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award Read More »
The CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award in Population and Public Health Research is a career achievement award that recognizes exceptional contributions in the area of population and public health research. The CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award is designed to recognize the exemplary efforts and activities of exceptional Canadian researchers at different career stages who have created a highly influential
El 1o de diciembre, el “DÃa Mundial del SIDA”, mientras reflexionamos sobre el grave impacto del VIH/SIDA en los últimos 40 años, nos encontramos frente a un precipicio donde todos los avances que hemos logrado están en peligro. La marea comenzó a cambiar en contra de la epidemia de VIH/SIDA cuando anunciamos el cóctel de
Sabemos cómo derrotar a la epidemia de VIH/SIDA. ¡Es hora de que así lo hagamos! Read More »
This World AIDS Day, BC-CfE Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner reflects on the immeasurable loss experienced due to HIV/AIDS and the challenges the disease has posed over the past 40 years. With the UNAIDS theme of âEqualize’, Dr. Montaner calls for leadership and funding at a national level to implement a national strategy based on Treatment as Prevention¨ to ensure provinces have the resources and framework to meet the ambitious 95-95-95 Targets.
World AIDS Day 2022 message from Dr. Julio Montaner 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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