As part of the Provincial STOP HIV/AIDS initiative, Northern Health has completed a process to award $1.59 million to eight (8) agencies in communities across the north, plus 23 First Nations communities. The funding will build on previous work that has been established which includes a strong network of services across the north. “BC is […]
Who’s scared of a little needle? Me! Lol. Seriously, I hate needles as do so many others who I know. But if you plan on being on any type or preventative or anti-retroviral treatment (ART), needles will be a part of the norm. As we move into an era of the virus where treatment as
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At the 21st International AIDS conference in Durban, South Africa, Nobel laureates met alongside transgender sex workers, activist grandmothers alongside gay men-over 18,000 delegates with over 18,000 stories of a virus that continues to elude us. Natasha Mitchell shares 10 things she learned from her days observing the action. 1. People power really works Herbs,
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If you interview a cab driver — a time-honored resort for the harried journalist — you get the impression that it’s all pretty much over. I asked a couple about HIV while I was Durban, South Africa for the International AIDS Conference (IAC). They were aware of the issue — there was a conference, after
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The Queensland HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP) Roadshow took place over the last week of July and first week of August 2016. The Roadshow, supported by the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) and the HIV Foundation Queensland, engaged with health professionals working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and mainstream services across north
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QUEENSLAND is in line to lead the nation in becoming the first country in the world to put a stop to HIV transmissions. That was the challenge set as part of the HIV Foundation Queensland Treatment and Prevention Roadshow which visited Rockhampton this week – but the state has a challenger in British Columbia, Vancouver
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