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Home to the third-largest number of people living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific, Indonesia is a country critical to ending the AIDS epidemic in the region and on this World AIDS Day we are at a defining moment. Only three decades since HIV arrived in this country, we can begin to close the […]

Ending the disease’s spread by 2030 faces “enormous” challenges. The world committed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 with goals adopted this year by the United Nations. But is that realistic, or even possible? There are a lot of reasons for optimism on this World AIDS Day. The number of new infections has dropped

FOR healthcare practitioners working in the field of HIV, the past three decades have been a rollercoaster, says Dr. Julio Montaner, Head of UBC’s Division of AIDS and Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE). Once a death sentence, HIV is now regarded as a chronic, manageable condition. So much so that

There are new effective strategies to reduce the risk of HIV infection. Charlie Sheen’s recent announcement that he has HIV has raised concerns about whether he may have transmitted the infection to other people. While we obviously don’t know his specific medical details (and really, it’s none of our business), HIV treatment is effective at

Although a daily pill can prevent HIV infection, very few people actually take it. About 1.2 million Americans are at high risk for HIV and could benefit from taking the pill, sold under the brand name Truvada, in a strategy that doctors call “pre-exposure prophylaxis,” or PrEP, according to a new report from the Centers

El Dr. Julio Montaner, director del Centro de Columbia Británica para la Excelencia en VIH y SIDA, dice que solo en Columbia Británica, 2.000 de las 15.000 personas con VIH / SIDA ni siquiera saben que están infectadas y que de esa manera tienen más probabilidades de transmitir el virus. “El problema es que la

BC’s internationally-known expert on HIV-AIDS says it’s time we started testing everyone for HIV. Today’s News Hour on Global BC Health Matters brought to you by Pharmasave.

A doctor in Vancouver is urging the Canadian government to test everyone across the country for HIV as a way to eliminate the epidemic. Dr. Julio Montaner, the director of B.C.’s Centre for Excellence in HIV and AIDS, says about 15 to 25 percent of people infected with HIV in Canada are not aware they

This reality is in sharp contrast to what scientific evidence has strongly supported for some years: Immediate access to HIV treatment significantly improves the health of people living with the virus, and works as one of the most effective tools to prevent HIV transmission. The latest UNAIDS report also estimates that new HIV infections have

There has been a lot of misinformation following actor Charlie Sheen’s disclosure of his HIV status, many of it dreamed up by media hype and hunger for a story. Here are four things to know to help clear up any questions you might have about the reports you are hearing. 1. It’s Never Okay to