*+-Today marks the beginning of Pride Month—a time to honour the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which were led Black and POC trans women like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, sparking the fight for LGBTQ+ liberation. Pride is a celebration of identity, love and resistance – a reminder that our ongoing struggle for equity, safety and […]
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*+-For May 17, we mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), a global reminder of both how far we’ve come and how far we still must go. On this date in 1990, the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the International Classification of Diseases, a moment made possible by decades of courageous activism by
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*+-The OHTN is thrilled to announce that Nadine Sookermany is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal from the Canadian Women’s Foundation. This medal is awarded to those who have impacted lives and communities across the country through their work to address multiple intersecting barriers to gender equality, including colonialism, racism, ableism, homophobia,
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*+-As we close out February, I reflect on Black Liberation Month. While the month is rooted in history, the word “liberation” reminds us that the struggle for Black freedom and equity is ongoing. As OHTN’s new CEO, I am committed to this work and to walking the path of liberation alongside staff, partners, and community.
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*+-Fall 2024-2025 Grants The Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) Chair Grant provides salary support for the OCS Principal Investigator. The Breaking New Ground Grant funds innovative, high-reward projects that will break new ground and build evidence and programs to dramatically improve the prevention, treatment, and care cascade in Ontario. This funding stream supports
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*+-Announcing the HIV Endgame Summer 2024-2025 Grants The OHTN’s HIV Endgame Program has announced its new round of funding opportunities, with letters of intent due on Friday, September 13, 2024. The Endgame program supports people and projects (including innovative, discovery-based and investigator-driven-game-changing projects) that have the potential to: Please review application guidelines before submitting an application and contact OHTN staff if
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*+-Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) The OHTN is a non-profit funded by HIV and Hepatitis C Programs at the Ontario Ministry of Health. We’re a node of collaboration; our work brings together key partners from across the sector to improve the lives of all Ontarians living with and at risk of HIV. Ontario Advisory Committee
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*+-Download full report English version Contexte La prophylaxie pré-exposition (PrEP) contre le VIH consiste à prendre des médicaments antirétroviraux sur une base continue afin de réduire le risque de contracter le VIH. Lorsqu’elle est prise régulièrement et correctement, la PrEP est une stratégie hautement efficace de réduction du risque d’infection et une composante essentielle de
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*+-HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the use of antiretroviral medication on an ongoing basis to reduce one’s risk of acquiring HIV infection. When taken consistently and correctly, PrEP is a highly effective HIV-risk reduction strategy and a critical part of comprehensive HIV prevention. To ensure everyone who could benefit from PrEP has access to it, it is important to monitor PrEP uptake.
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