By Angela Sterritt, CBC News - 'It shows gaps and fissures within our heath-care delivery system,' activist says of Truvada coverage.
PrEP
BC will now offer a daily drug that prevents HIV — for freeDecember 28, 2017
By Niko Bell, Xtra - The government’s decision to cover PrEP is a major victory for gay men’s health advocates in the province, who say access to the drug will bring down stubbornly high infection rates among men who have […]
Six Lessons in Helping African Women Avoid H.I.V.December 15, 2017
By Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times - Six short videos were released last week describing how a Kenyan nonprofit organization tackles one of Africa’s toughest missions: helping young women protect themselves against H.I.V.
Ontario to cover HIV prevention pill under public health planSeptember 22, 2017
CBC News - Ontario will soon cover a combination HIV prevention pill that is now available in generic form, HIV advocates say.
In October, a group of 50 women, men and trans people from across Canada who are sex workers or work with sex workers came to U of T’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health for a three-day consultation on PrEP.
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