Thai drug user study calls for greater investment in evidence-based healthcare Latest research from BC-CfE’s international program highlights failure of “war on drugs” A new study from researchers at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) adds to the growing mountain of evidence pointing to the international war on drugs as a failed policy. […]
The time is now to invest in Treatment as Prevention in the fight against HIV/AIDS Dr. Julio Montaner shows B.C. business leaders and the community the urgency to implement Treatment as Prevention to achieve an AIDS-free generation The bottom line is we must ramp up Treatment as Prevention in Canada now, Dr. Julio Montaner told
Homelessness and childhood sexual abuse lead youth to injection drug use Two first-of-a-kind studies from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS reinforce need for addiction treatment and prevention for homeless youth The uncertainty that comes with not knowing where you’re going to spend your next night—sleeping on a friend’s couch, in a shelter, or
B.C. government announces provincial expansion of landmark STOP HIV/AIDS pilot program Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid committed annual funding of $19.9 million to health authorities to help fulfill the Province’s vision for an AIDS-free generation On the eve of World AIDS Day and almost 25 years after being diagnosed with HIV, B.C. resident Walter Hiebert attended
Landmark study reinforces benefits of antiretroviral treatment BC-CfE researchers call for national implementation of made-in-Canada Treatment as Prevention strategy to save lives and curb the spread of HIV Study results show B.C. is the only province with a significant decrease in new HIV diagnoses, in part due to expansion of free antiretroviral treatment. A new
HIV leaders unveil Declaration to End HIV/AIDS in America Treatment as Prevention is a key component in the historic document that outlines the values and principles that will guide work to end the epidemic Dr. Julio Montaner chaired a blue ribbon panel of more than 80 HIV/AIDS activists and advocates from across the United States
BC-CfE, St. Paul’s and UBC to lead new addiction medicine fellowship program Goldcorp donation will be used to help establish an addiction training program – the first of its kind in the world The field of addiction medicine in B.C. is set to make huge advances after resource firm Goldcorp Inc. announced a $5-million donation
STOP HIV/AIDS project links high-risk populations to HIV testing and care Bathhouse testing pilot project aims to increase testing and treatment services for men who have sex with men Steven Lofton, who has been a nurse for nearly 30 years, sheds light on the effectiveness of the project and how it offers HIV-positive gay men
International workshop highlights B.C.’s pioneering role in the fight against HIV/AIDS Â B.C. leads in the implementation of Treatment as Prevention to significantly decrease death, disease progression, and new HIV diagnoses in the province Hundreds of leading international HIV scientists from around the world congregated in Vancouver last month to hear the latest research on
BC-CfE, chief provincial medical health officers call for marijuana regulation Top doctors from British Columbia and Nova Scotia urge policy-makers to rethink failed war-on-drugs approach to improve community health and safety B.C.’s chief provincial medical health officer, Dr. Perry Kendall and his Nova Scotia counterpart, Dr. Robert Strang, called upon the federal government to evaluate
