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[From Global News, June 26, 2018] “Since the start of 2018, more than 2,000 people have been prescribed a potentially life-saving drug to prevent new HIV infections in B.C. That’s according to B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, who says the province continues to lead the way in the global fight against the disease.” For more, […]

[From CBC, June 27, 2018 People at risk of HIV exposure can find out in less than a minute Wednesday if they have the virus. As part of Canada’s first country-wide HIV testing day, three New Brunswick organizations — Avenue B in Saint John, AIDS New Brunswick in Fredericton and AIDS Moncton  — will be administering

[From UN News, June 12, 2018] “The world is making good progress towards ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Tuesday, citing the need for more accessible HIV testing, treatment and antiretroviral therapy.”But progress is uneven and fragile,” he added. “On all continents, key populations at

[From aidsmap, June 8, 2018] A meta-analysis of 17 studies of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) has found that, while PrEP protected them from HIV, the proportion diagnosed with gonorrhoea, chlamydia or syphilis increased significantly in the period between starting PrEP and follow-up, with

[From VICE UK, May 30, 2018] With government cuts forcing clinics to close or offer fewer appointments, we’ll have to work to uphold the hard-fought progress that has been made. For more, click here.