- This CATIE statement summarizes the best available evidence on the effectiveness of PrEP to prevent HIV for people who use drugs. This statement was developed to help service providers in Canada…
- Prevention in FocusA look at how reflex testing works and how it fits into hepatitis C testing in Canada.
- HIV cure research is complex. A number of studies are ongoing, but a widely available cure is not expected in the near future.
- New diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise. The three reportable bacterial STIs in Canada are chlamydia, gonorrhea and infectious syphilis. Chlamydia is the most common,…
- Prevention in FocusA look at what safe supply means, its developments within the Canadian context and examples of safe supply programs in Canada.
- CATIE NewsU.S. researchers surveyed a national sample of gbMSM about their PrEP preferences. The researchers reached more than 2,500 sexually active men via the Internet. 75% preferred to use long-acting PrEP…
- Research is under way to develop microbicides and vaccines to prevent HIV but none have been approved for use.
- Provincial/territorial strategies identify priorities to guide the response to HIV, hepatitis C and other STBBIs in a province or territory. Service providers can use these strategies to align their…
- There is no immunity to hepatitis C after infection, and a person can be infected again after being cured. People who participate in activities that can expose them to the virus should be tested…
- OAT is a highly effective strategy to prevent hepatitis C, HIV, overdose and other drug-related harms. Medication such as methadone is prescribed to reduce or eliminate a person’s use of opioids,…
- This CATIE statement was developed to help service providers in Canada evaluate and adapt their programs where necessary and advocate for evidence-based improvements to the distribution of harm…
- Harm reduction refers to policies, programs and services that aim to reduce the harms associated with drug use rather than eliminate drug use itself.