Treatment as Prevention¨

Lately, we have been hearing a lot about the end of AIDS. Not by a cure but by targeted prevention and treatment measures to reduce the spread of HIV, including treatment as prevention (TasP) and the reduction of community viral load, the countdown to zero (eliminating new mother-to-child transmissions), the use of PrEP, etc. Despite […]

The number of people becoming newly infected with HIV and those dying of AIDS-related causes have both plummeted in British Columbia, thanks largely to the widespread use of antiretrovirals. Only 84 new cases were diagnosed in the province in 2013, down from 253 in 1997; that’s a 67-per-cent drop. The number of AIDS-related deaths fell

Vancouver est aujourd’hui, dans le paysage de la lutte contre le VIH et le VHC, une figure emblŽmatique de la RdR mais aussi du «test and treat», ce concept nŽ dans le milieu des annŽes 2000 et qui veut que plus on dŽpiste, plus on traite, mieux on informe sur la prŽvention, plus on maintien

Vancouver est aujourd’hui, dans le paysage de la lutte contre le VIH et le VHC, une figure emblŽmatique de la RdR mais aussi du «test and treat», ce concept nŽ dans le milieu des annŽes 2000 et qui veut que plus on dŽpiste, plus on traite, mieux on informe sur la prŽvention, plus on maintien

Being recognized with the Order of Canada represents a great honour that fills me with gratitude and encourages me to continue the work we initiated three decades ago to control and eventually defeat the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This is in large part to fulfill my commitment to the numerous patients, volunteers, colleagues and supporters who selflessly

We are fortunate in BC to have medical pioneers who have made significant contributions to medicine and the delivery of patient care. Recently, two such BC pioneers were honoured with an appointment to the Order of Canada. Dr Joanne Sullivan Douglas, for her work in making childbirth safer, and Dr Julio Montaner for forging a

VANCOUVER, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — China is looking to Canada’s Pacific coast province of British Columbia (B.C.) for cooperation in the fight against HIV/AIDS, as the latter has become successful and experienced in dealing with spread of the deadly virus and disease. When Chinese authorities said they were looking for new strategies and new ideas

As we buck worldwide trends of rising HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men, New Zealand has been singled out by the prestigious Lancet Infectious Diseases medical journal. The article points at the UK “unfortunately” being at the forefront of the HIV epidemic in among gay and bisexual men in the developed world”, pointing to

Twenty years ago, when I was treating a patient who was HIV-infected, I would have to advise them of personal considerations such as shortened life span, and risk of transmitting the virus to sexual partners or during childbirth. At the time, an HIV diagnosis was a drastically life-altering event. Today, if a young woman with

As the globe marks World AIDS Day on Monday, we turn our attention to HIV/AIDS here at home with nine surprising facts about HIV in Canada. 1. A person is infected with HIV in Canada every three hours. In Saskatchewan, where the prevalence rate is three times the national average, a person is infected even