Opinion: People living with HIV have waited more than 40 years for an effective response from our leaders. There is no excuse for rising HIV rates in Canada. Canada is no longer a world leader on HIV epidemic, even as cases rise at home.
targets for HIV prevention and treatment, which ultimately aim to achieve zero new infections, zero deaths from AIDS and zero stigma related to HIV.
With proper funding, the HIV movement could be working to ensure that people living with HIV have access to medication and support in achieving an undetectable viral load, greatly increasing their life expectancy and eliminating risk of transmission. HIV prevention workers could be building meaningful pathways for people to access PrEP in their communities.
per year in the HIV response in Canada in 2003. This goal was never reached, and in 2019, the same committee again called on the federal government to invest $100 million annually in HIV-specific funding. Responses to other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, including hepatitis C, must also be adequately resourced — but pooling these resources actually underfunds everyone.
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