Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government is investing $17.9 million to expand HIV testing in Canada.
MONTREAL - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government is investing $17.9 million to expandDuclos made the announcement today at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference, in Montreal.
The federal government says $8 million will fund the distribution of self-testing kits, adding that the other $9.9 million will go toward expandingOttawa estimates that 63,000 people are living withand AIDS organizations has been calling on the federal government to increase funding from around $73 million a year to $100 million a year.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 1, 2022.
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