BC researchers call for free HIV drugs after study shows decrease in infection
Canadian Press (Carried by PostMedia News, Vancouver Sun, Victoria Times Colonist, The Province, CTV News, CBC News)
A team of researchers at the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS examined rates of new HIV infections in B.C., Ontario and Quebec for more than a decade, and compared them with the number of patients on antiretroviral treatment. The lowest rate of new infection was in British Columbia, where free access has meant that nearly half of all HIV patients are on a treatment known as highly active antiretroviral therapy. Dr. Julio Montaner is quoted.
BC leading the way in HIV-AIDS fight, but other provinces slow to follow
Globe and Mail
BC is the only province where the rate of new HIV infections is falling steadily and markedly. B.C. is also the only province that offers highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) free of charge and aggressively promotes its use. Coincidence? Not at all. Dr. Julio Montaner is quoted.
Test all for HIV, doctors urge
The Province
Finding early infections could mean an “AIDS-free generation.” Dr. Julio Montaner is quoted.
Doing more harm than good in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
National Post – Op/Ed
“When I landed a job with ATIRA in Canada’s poorest postal code, I believed I had gotten a progressive job that I could grow in, learn from, contribute to and, most importantly, use to actually make a difference in someone’s life. Nothing could have been further from the truth.”