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-+*The Ontario HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance Initiative (OHESI) has released a new report titled “HIV care cascade in Ontario by sex, age and health region: Linkage to care, in care, on antiretroviral treatment and virally suppressed.” This report demonstrates improved engagement in Ontario’s HIV cascade for both sexes and across all age groups and health […]

-+*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

-+*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

-+*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

-+*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 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

-+*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