#hiv-prevention

#hiv-prevention

More than 600 individuals and organizations from across Ontario have signed a letter calling on the province to allow the distribution of syringes at Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs, citing increased risks of HIV and hepatitis C transmission due to the prohibition.

The approval of lenacapavir, requiring a twice-yearly injection, represents a significant leap in HIV prevention efforts, especially improving compliance over daily pill regimens.

Our efforts are largely dependent on these federal grants. We use them to make sure that we are able to distribute HIV testing equipment. We use them to make sure that we can get information and data on how much PrEP is being distributed, how many HIV diagnoses we have, how many HIV tests we're giving out. If we lose that, then we're moving around in the dark.