2015

Canadian HIV Cure Enterprise and the global effort to conquer HIV

The goal of this resource is to provide public health professionals, researchers, staff in provincial/territorial governments and community organizations with evidence and areas for action to inform STBBI prevention programming, policy and research that address STBBIs among diverse ethnocultural communities across Canada. This publication summarizes current research evidence and gaps… Read more of the article: At A Glance: Prevention of Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections Among Ethnocultural Communities

In 1996, British Columbia, Canada, introduced universal coverage of drug and other health-care costs for people with HIV/AIDS and began extensive scale-up in access to ART. We aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of ART scale-up in British Columbia compare dwith hypothetical scenarios of constrained treatment access.

Rapid scale-up of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) is required to meet global targets to eliminate new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. Yet, gaps persist in all nations striving for these targets. In the intervention setting of British Columbia (BC), Canada, where ART is publicly funded, 73% of HIV-diagnosed were on… Read more of the article: Implementation of HIV Treatment as Prevention® strategy

The Cores are responsible for encouraging participation and innovative ideas from investigators, managing the flow of concept development to protocols, supervising ongoing studies and mentoring junior investigators. In addition to reaching out to colleagues and sites across Canada, all four Cores are committed to working in partnership with individuals and… Read more of the article: CTN’s Research Cores

Overview of Syphilis in Canada including the history, transmission, diagnosis, treatment, and evidence based intervetions to prevent onward transmission.

This report describes the trends and patterns in clamydia, gonorrhoea, and infectious syphilis in Canada, focusing on the past decade (2003 to 2012). Longer-term secular trends and international comparisons are presented for context.

Insight on the status of TB in Canada from 2002-2012.

Analysis of different projects and programs to address HIV in Canada and globally. Included is background info, approach, achievements, and lessons learned to tackle HIV

The aim of this e-module is to enhance knowledge about HIV care among rehabilitation providers in Sub-Saharan Africa to help address the needs of people living with HIV.