11,042 people in Ontario are preventing HIV with PrEP.
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Positive News relaunched!
Finally, news you’ll read because you actually want to.
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"Often times, depending on the situation with their family history, their country of origin, not always do they feel safe to be able to discuss openly their HIV status. I want to be that person that they can trust." – Brenda Kirkbride, RN – Haven, Sudbury Outpatient Centre"
Here is our latest Positive News Video Episode. The host, Emmanuel Ndyanabo had conversations with three guests who offer valuable insights in to creating stigma free and welcoming services for newcomers living with HIV in Ontario.
The guests highlight wise practices that organizations can adopt including equitable and barrier free HIV care with meaningful involvement of people living with HIV.
This video serves as a useful resource for service providers seeking to enhance their HIV-related programming and foster stigma-free, person-centered care.
"The greatest thing I have benefited from in these HYPE Summits is the power of community." - Ashley Rose"
Muluba sits down with HIV advocate Ashley Rose Murphy, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Jason Brophy and AIDS Committee of Durham Region Executive Director Adrian Betts to talk about the HYPE Summit and the challenges of transitioning from pediatric HIV care to adult care.
To date, Positive News has covered HIV prevention, treatment, and care. Each new video in the relaunched series will dive deeper into topics like advancements in HIV management, the power of U=U, PrEP as a preventative tool, HIV self-testing, community testing, and more!
"We've been together 11 years, and he’s stayed HIV negative."
Muluba sits down with Breklyn and Melvin, a serodiscordant couple, to talk about the advancements in HIV management in this Positive News interview.
"I’m looking forward to living a long, healthy life."
Randy stops by to share how managing HIV and living a long life go hand in hand.
"PrEP is a very effective tool to prevent HIV."
Muluba and Dr. Isaac Bogoch discuss the many ways to prevent HIV infection.
The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) is a non-profit network funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health.
Our mission is to improve the health and lives of people living with and at risk of HIV by using data and evidence to drive change.
The OHTN works collaboratively with our partners to gather and analyze data, conduct targeted high-impact research and support the use of the best available data and research evidence.