BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE)

UBC experts comment on top court’s mandatory minimums ruling

The Supreme Court of Canada is set to announce its decision in Joseph Ryan Lloyd v. Her Majesty the Queen on Friday, April 15.

Apr 14, 2016

Aging with HIV: Long, healthy lives are possible with treatment

Aging with HIV: Long, healthy lives are possible with treatment

For healthcare practitioners working in the field of HIV, the past three decades have been a rollercoaster, says Dr. Julio Montaner, head of UBC’s Division of AIDS and director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE).

Nov 30, 2015

Lindsey Richardson

HIV treatment has social and socioeconomic benefits, as well as improved health: study

New research shows that HIV treatment for illicit drug users improves their social and socioeconomic wellbeing as well as their health.

Jul 21, 2015

One stop health care model transforms HIV treatment in South Africa

One stop health care model transforms HIV treatment in South Africa

Providing HIV care at local health clinics in South Africa has led to a massive increase in the number of people there receiving vital HIV treatment, according to UBC research.

Jul 21, 2015

What is HIV Treatment as Prevention?

What is HIV Treatment as Prevention?

As the 2015 International Aids Society Conference gets underway in Vancouver, B.C., researcher M-J Milloy outlines how Treatment as Prevention, a made-in-B.C. approach, has the potential to end the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Jul 20, 2015

World’s top HIV/AIDS researchers converge on Vancouver

World’s top HIV/AIDS researchers converge on Vancouver

UBC and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) will welcome more than 6,000 of the world’s leading HIV/AIDS experts to Vancouver next week.

Jul 16, 2015