Treatment as Prevention¨

Repurposing of the HIV/AIDS Inpatient Ward – Vancouver Leads the Way

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One year ago today, B.C. Premier Christy Clark, B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake, BC-CfE Director Julio Montaner, and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé marked a milestone in British Columbia’s fight against HIV and AIDS: the repurposing of a St. Paul’s Hospital 10C Ward that had served those dying from AIDS, starting in 1997 at the peak of the epidemic in Vancouver.

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Transmission Control

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Testing HIV positive is no longer a death sentence-a fact that stands as one of the great medical achievements of the twentieth century. The United Nations aims to diagnose 90 percent of all HIV infections worldwide by 2020, deliver antiretroviral therapy to 90 percent of those who test positive, and suppress the virus in 90

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Inter-connecting health problems increase HIV risk for MSM

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Intertwining health problems – syndemics – are associated with higher viral load and poorer adherence in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) taking antiretroviral treatment (ART), investigators from the United States report in the online edition of AIDS. “Higher HIV viral load and lower ART adherence are, respectively, associated with increased syndemics count,”

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Treatment as Prevention: Building on the HIV experience to promote healthcare sustainability

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CDRD Seminar featuring Dr. Julio S G Montaner, OC, OBC, MD, DSc (Hon), FRCPC, FCCP, FACP, FRSC, Director, BC-Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care, Professor and Head of Division of AIDS, University of British Columbia, UBC and St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation Chair in AIDS Research, UNAIDS Special Advisor, HIV Therapeutics.

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HIV-Positive Youth: Linking Them to Early Treatment Essential for Long-Term Health

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This week marks Youth Week in British Columbia. Globally, there have never been more young people than there are today: as of 2009, there are an estimated 1.8 billion people ages 10 to 24. These are the leaders of tomorrow, and will be the ones to determine the health and wellbeing of the next generation.

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Achieving an end to the AIDS epidemic:Laying the groundwork

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Community campaigns, including those that provide screening or prevention services for multiple diseases, have proven effective in Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia. Further efforts are required to normalize HIV testing in health care settings. Recent efforts by Nigeria to provide HIV testing as the entry point for

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In Canada, We Have the Strategy and the Tools to End AIDS

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World Health Day marks a time to reflect on the many public health challenges to be addressed around the globe, such as the 35 million people living with HIV and AIDS. It’s also a call to address such issues closer to home. In Canada, we can lead the way forward towards ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but a federal level commitment is sorely lacking.

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Lessons from BC Shared with Delegation from Queensland

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In July 2014, the BC-CfE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government of Queensland, Australia, to provide input and guidance on implementing an HIV and AIDS strategy based on principles of the made-in-BC Treatment as Prevention¨ approach. This March, a delegation from Australia’s second-largest state came to meet with researchers and staff of the BC-CfE to learn more about the work being done in B.C.

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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.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory will utilize private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. (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 will utilize private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

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