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New study reinforces effect of antiretroviral treatment on prevention of HIV and calls for national action
May 14, 2013
Study stresses need for political will and funding to implement the made-in-Canada Treatment as Prevention strategy to save lives and prevent new infections
Premier Christy Clark acknowledges the success of the made-in-BC Treatment as Prevention strategy
May 3, 2013
Premier Christy Clark brings greetings to the Canadian Association of HIV Research held in Vancouver April 11, 2013. At the time, she acknowledged the success of the Made-in-BC Treatment as Prevention strategy and her commitment to expanding this to other diseases, including viral hepatitis.
Moving forward on Treatment as Prevention
April 30, 2013 | Positive Lite
Acknowledging that “we have a consensus in this room but not outside this room” BC-CfE’s Dr. Julio Montaner, looking dapper in a dark suit and bright red tie, opened the third annual International Treatment as Prevention Workshop in Vancouver last week.
Interview: Talking Treatment as Prevention with Julio Montaner
April 30, 2013 | Positive Lite
Bob Leahy sits down and asks the hard questions with Treatment as Prevention's foremost proponent, Dr. Julio Montaner.
Treatment as Prevention Workshop
April 25, 2013
On day one of the Vancouver TasP Workshop, the scientific session was opened by Dr. Meg Doherty (Coordinator of the Treatment and Care Team at WHO's Department of HIV/AIDS).
Stephen Lewis discusses Treatment as Prevention
April 25, 2013
Stephen Lewis shared his thoughts on the future of Treatment as Prevention at the recent workshop in Vancouver.
Call for urgent scale up of access to treatment
April 23, 2013 | UNAIDS
This week, HIV experts are once again gathering in Vancouver. This time to discuss another important scientific breakthrough—recent research showing that HIV treatment not only protects the health of people living with HIV, it also dramatically reduces the likelihood of transmitting the virus to others.
Treatment as Prevention captures imagination of policy makers
April 22, 2013 | Metro News
Vancouver has hosted the International HIV Treatment as Prevention Workshop before, but this time feels different to Dr. Julio Montaner.
Doctors prescribed addiction training
April 22, 2013 | Vancouver Courier
Dr. Evan Wood believes better trained doctors would help reduce the stigma against people with addictions by increasing understanding that addiction is a medical condition with social implications and medical interventions can dramatically improve health.
3rd Annual Treatment as Prevention Workshop
April 22, 2013
The International HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP) Workshop brings academic, policy, industry, and community representatives together to review and discuss research and policy progress in the field of HIV “Treatment as Prevention”.