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Updated Ontario HIV testing guidelines aim to diagnose people earlier, link them to care and enable viral suppression

*+-The guidelines will help Ontario meet its 2030 UNAIDS targets by diagnosing infections early and getting people on treatment quickly Download PDF   Visit HIVTestingOntario  Media Backgrounder April 11, 2023 [Toronto] — In collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ontario-based clinicians and testing providers, the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) has updated …

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HIV Testing Guidelines Media Backgrounder

*+-Download PDF   Visit HIVTestingOntario  News Release 1. Overview The release of the updated HIV testing guidelines—Ontario Guidelines for Providers Offering HIV Testing—represents a progressive step forward in efforts to eliminate new HIV infections in Ontario.     In 2019, the rate of first-time HIV diagnoses was the lowest it has been since 1985. Antiretroviral therapy (ART)—medication …

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BHM 2023: Black resistance

*+-Today marks the start of Black History Month. This year’s theme is “Black resistance.” Members of the African, Caribbean and Black Communities have been central to HIV activism in Ontario since the early ‘80s. Today, the leadership of organizations like @BlackCAP and @ACCHO.ontario help ACB communities receive culturally-appropriate access to HIV testing and care. The work …

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Equalize: recognizing WAD2022

*+-Today is World AIDS Day. This year, UNAIDS has chosen the theme “equalize;” a call to address the inequalities and related barriers that perpetuate the AIDS pandemic, including a focus on HIV prevention, testing, treatment and stigma. So, what’s happening in Ontario to address inequalities and barriers in these areas? Here are some highlights from …

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Announcing the HIV Endgame Spring 2022-2023 Grants

*+-The OHTN’s HIV Endgame Program has announced its new round of funding opportunities, with letters of intent due Monday, July 18, 2022. The Endgame program supports people and projects (including innovative, discovery-based and investigator-driven-game-changing projects) that have the potential to: Meet the needs of populations in Ontario most affected by HIV. Drive changes in policy …

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HIV Cascade of Care: A Conversation about HIV Treatment and Research

*+-Can you please tell me a little about yourself? My name is Lawrence Mbuagbaw and I am an associate professor at McMaster University and a research methods consultant at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. I trained as a medical doctor in Cameroon, studied public health in Israel, and completed a PhD in health research methodology at …

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