-+*February is Black History Month. The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) acknowledges the struggles for equity by African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) Canadians, and recognizes their contributions to the development of Canada. February 7, 2018 is the fourth annual African, Caribbean and Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The OHTN remains committed to working with ACB communities to …
-+*A new OHTN Rapid Response reviews evidence-based practices and resources which can facilitate successful transition to adult HIV care for youth diagnosed with HIV as children. These young people face a variety of barriers when transiting to adult HIV care include lack of preparation, psychosocial stressors, loss of relationships, stigma, and barriers within the adult …
Challenges faced by HIV-positive youth transitioning to adult care Read More »
-+*The Ontario HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance Initiative (OHESI) has launched a new website to commemorate World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day provides an opportunity to remember those who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS, to educate people about the impacts and prevention of HIV infection, to celebrate our accomplishments, and to support those in the continued …
-+*Over the past 30+ years, despite facing many challenges and losses, people living with HIV have had the vision and determination to launch effective community-based organizations, shape research and clinical care, and champion just, equitable policies. This effort is not over. The OHTN is a network of people working collaboratively to improve the lives of …
A Commitment to the Meaningful Engagement of People Living with HIV Read More »
-+*Transgender individuals require health care that addresses their unique health concerns, including transition-related medical procedures and mental health. Poor health outcomes are disproportionately experienced by transgender individuals; these outcomes are associated with the barriers that transgender people experience when seeking care. A new OHTN Rapid Response reviews the individual, inter-personal, organizational and societal barriers transgender …
Rapid Response on barriers to accessing health care among transgender individuals Read More »
-+*We’re excited to share new resources from the 2016 HIV Endgame conferences. Resources are being added as they become available, and so far include a suite of featured presentations from HIV Endgame: Stopping the Syndemics that Drive HIV as well as never-before-seen presenter interviews filmed at HIV Endgame: Closing the Gaps in the Care Cascade. …
-+*The Ontario HIV Surveillance and Epidemiology Initiative (OHESI) is pleased to announce the release of a new report titled “HIV care cascade in Ontario: Linkage to care, in care, on antiretroviral treatment, and virally suppressed“. View report This is a technical report intended to support public health professionals, clinicians, health system planners, policy makers and …
New report on HIV care cascade in Ontario released Read More »
-+*The undetectable = untransmittable (U=U) campaign is an international movement. It unites communities of people living with HIV, community-based agencies, health care providers and leading HIV researchers in support of a clear, evidence-based consensus statement about the power of effective antiretroviral treatment to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. After examining the scientific evidence, the Ontario …
OHTN Endorses the Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U) Consensus Statement Read More »
-+*We’re pleased to announce that a report on the key ideas shared at the 2015 HIV and Housing Summit is now available. This report includes text summaries of plenary talks, video clips of presenters and Summit organizers discussing some of the overarching themes of the conference, and links to further information. Highlights include: Debra Furr-Holden’s …
Explore the Social Determinants of Health with the 2015 HIV and Housing Summit Report Read More »
-+*The Ministry of Health and Long-Term care has just launched the HIV/AIDS Strategy to 2026: Focusing Our Efforts – Changing the Course of the HIV Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade in Ontario. Prepared by the Ontario Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS (OACHA), the strategy embraces a bold vision – by 2026, new HIV infections will be …
