- The use of internal or external condoms is a highly effective strategy to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and other infections. When condoms are used consistently and correctly the risk of…
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- Prevention in FocusA summary of the safety and effectiveness of injectable PrEP and how, if approved in Canada, it could offer another PrEP option to reach more people at risk of HIV.
- CATIE NewsA British Columbia study examined the impact of intimate partner violence on the health of women with HIV. Nearly 60% of women in the study said they had ...
- These are highly effective strategies to prevent drug-related harms such as overdose, hepatitis C and HIV. They provide a supervised space for people to use pre-obtained drugs, as well as safer drug…
- Different substances produce varying effects in the body and most substances can be taken in multiple different ways.
- Hepatitis C treatment usually involves taking one to three pills once a day for eight or 12 weeks to effect a cure. Various factors, such as stage of liver damage, are considered when choosing a…
- Testing is the only way to know for sure if a person has hepatitis C. Early diagnosis leads to better health outcomes by enabling access to treatment and cure. Testing is also a gateway to prevention…
- Proper treatment and care is essential for pregnant people with HIV. Successful treatment is a highly effective strategy to reduce the risk of perinatal HIV transmission. Since a small risk of HIV…
- With proper treatment and care, people with HIV can live long and healthy lives and reduce HIV transmission. HIV treatment is highly effective and starting as soon as possible after diagnosis is…
- Hepatitis C transmission occurs when the virus in the blood of a person with hepatitis C gets into the bloodstream of another person. In Canada, hepatitis C is most commonly passed by sharing drug…
- Highly effective treatments cure more than 95% of people with hepatitis C. Side effects are usually mild and short lived. Hepatitis C cure prevents further liver injury and progression to end-stage…