Treatment as Prevention¨

In the past 20 years the medical implications of an HIV diagnosis have changed completely, almost miraculously. Antiretroviral drugs allow people living with HIV to have unprotected sex without passing the virus to their partners, to have HIV-negative children and to live healthy lives well into old age. In fact, in 2016 the stigma surrounding […]

December 1-5 is Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week in Canada, when we stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities and partner organizations in voicing our support for increasing awareness, supporting prevention and treatment, and reducing stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. Our government is deeply committed to addressing the health priorities of Indigenous peoples, including reducing the rate of

Treatment as Prevention Adopted by the Canadian AIDS Society Board of Directors, November, 2016 Treatment is an essential component of any HIV strategy with the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic in Canada and worldwide. In December 2015 the Government of Canada endorsed the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) global treatment

In recognition of the upcoming World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Health Minister Terry Lake has made the following statement: “With World AIDS Day just around the corner, we remember the many families who have suffered a loss from HIV/AIDS. And we acknowledge the incredible scientists, researchers, health-care workers and advocates who have made it

When the HIV/AIDS epidemic first hit, it impacted numerous communities in devastating ways. Things have changed since that time, with numerous medical advances as well as greater social understanding. However, it still remains a pressing issue, with some younger generations growing up not as aware of the issues involved. World AIDS Day is on Thursday

Dr. Montaner, who pioneered the AIDS cocktail, says people with HIV still face stigma and persecution, even in Canada.

Two advocates of health research and health innovation were presented last night with the Research Canada Leadership Award. Dr. Grant Pierce, Executive Director of Research, St. Boniface Hospital and The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) received the 2016 Research Canada Leadership Award at a ceremony in Toronto held in conjunction with the Prix

Researcher says new doctors need more education and less implicit bias Medical students in the US are less willing to prescribe PrEP to men who are at highest risk for HIV infection, according to a recent study. George Washington University psychologist Sarah Calabrese asked more than 100 medical students to consider if they would prescribe

TORONTO Nov. 22, 2016 /CNW/ – The Health Research Foundation (HRF), along with Prix Galien Canada and Research Canada is pleased to celebrate and honour the best and brightest minds of Canada’s life sciences and health research advocacy sectors, at the HRF Research Awards Gala. The honourees of the HRF’s Medal of Honour, Prix Galien