BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS marks two decades of path-breaking research in the fight to end HIV and AIDS BC-CfE celebrates 20 years of success Special guests and friends crowded the Sutton Place Hotel ballroom on the evening of March 16, 2012 to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BC Centre for Excellence […]
Global gathering for special session of BC-CfE’s HIV/Antiretroviral Update Researchers from St. Paul’s Hospital and as far away as China meet in Vancouver to discuss HIV strategies Dr. Yiming Shao, from the Beijing-based Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, took a packed room of researchers and health professionals through China’s comprehensive approaches for control
International acclaim marks breakthrough year for Treatment as Prevention Science and Time among top media to recognize HIV strategy “Treatment as Prevention” was named the #1 breakthrough of the year by Science, a top-10 medical breakthrough by Time and a 2012 medical breakthrough by Readers Digest Canada. The December 2011 issue of Science highlighted the
BC-CfE Treatment as Prevention campaign promotes routine testing in HIV New ‘Share the Pledge, Take the Test’ social media initiative to help end HIV The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) marked December 1, World AIDS Day, by launching a social media campaign that encourages the province’s youth to get tested for HIV and
Hillary Clinton Endorses BC-CfE’s Treatment as Prevention Strategy B.C. Premier Christy Clark lauds call for AIDS-free generation Hillary Rodham Clinton, the high-profile United States (US) Secretary of State, called the Treatment as Prevention strategy pioneered by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) a vital plank in her comprehensive proposal to combat HIV and
Supreme Court of Canada rules Insite will remain open Landmark decision heralded as a victory for public health In the morning darkness on September 30, Insite supporters, staff and clients erupted with cheers, hugs and tears of joy on hearing the Supreme Court of Canada’s historic decision to allow North America’s first supervised injection site
BC-CfE-led STOP HIV/AIDS pilot transforms approach to HIV testing Routine HIV testing will help find those unaware of their infection The Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV/AIDS (STOP HIV/AIDS), a first of its kind pilot program in Canada, has given B.C. a unique opportunity to identify the inadequacies of earlier approaches to HIV
HIV Leaders Advance Treatment as Prevention at IAS 2011 BC-CfE-pioneered treatment strategy gathers momentum at global conference The recent 6th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2011) was dominated by advances in and support for the Treatment as Prevention strategy to fight HIV and AIDS. The convention – which
World leaders identify key targets in battle against HIV/AIDS Declaration calls on UN member states to achieve universal access by 2015 World leaders at the recent United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS agreed to a political declaration that identifies key targets and timelines to reduce the number of HIV infections and turn
International workshop highlights made-in-B.C. prevention strategy World’s top researchers review evidence for Treatment as Prevention More than 150 of the globe’s leading experts in HIV/AIDS research gathered in Vancouver this month for the first International Workshop on Treatment as Prevention. The event, hosted by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) represented a unique
