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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VICTORIA – Effective Jan. 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
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Según comenta Miguel Pedrola, uno de los impulsores de los mayores avances en la lucha contra el VIH fue el mdico Julio González Montaner, cuyo padre habÃa sido tisiólogo en el Muñiz, y señala que “l descubrió en Canadá que el elemento fundamental para bajar el Ãndice de transmisión (que no es contagio) era la
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Although the D.C. government is making good progress toward its ambitious goal of reducing the overall number of new HIV infections in the city by 50 percent in 2020, some of those at most risk for HIV/AIDS, especially LGBT people of color, “have been overlooked” in the city’s fight against AIDS, according to one of
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Come for the free food and stay for an impressive list of guests In the early 1990s, John Cameron was unemployed and struggling with a case of depression that he fell into after he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Then a friend named Alicia Mercurio encouraged him to get involved in the community and help coordinating
With a new consensus that undetectable equals untransmittable, ending the AIDS epidemic in Canada is much more attainable than we previously thought. Having turned 60 two months ago, I know there’s nothing quite like a milestone birthday to force you to get serious about your priorities and your future. The HIV response is facing our
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On Dec. 1st each year, we observe World AIDS Day, a time and opportunity for those around the world, including in our province, to show support to those living with HIV and AIDS, to regroup our collective efforts against HIV and to remember those whose lives were cut short and the smiles taken from us
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Although British Columbia once the bore the brunt of the AIDS crisis in Canada, the province is now leading the way with progress in the country. According to the Vancouver-based B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), B.C. is on the right path to meet United Nations 90-90-90 goals established to bring an end to
