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Once a day, Tim Lagman takes a pill that reduces the risk risk of HIV, a backup that has been taken since 2017.
Pre-exposure prevention or preparation is part of the daily work for a Increased number Canadians who are in risk of exposure to HIV through sexual or injection drugs.
Most people hope for a pill, Sexual Health Education and Podcaster, Ont, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, new, more likely to be hopeful in Scarborough the option given in both months.
“The choice of injective training will help people in the risk of HIV,” he said.
“Every month it would be very easy for me, peace and schedule.”
A long time for Cabotegravir sold under the name of Prepude brand, a very acting drug was approved by Health Canada in 2024 to reduce the risk of sexually earned HIV. Antiretrovir medicine is managed through an intramuscular needles of one two months.
Quebec is the first province to cover the cost of injection under the public prescription drug insurance plan.
“This is the first treatment for the prevention of HIV, so it is very special,” Montreal Sexual Health Clinic co-founder L’Aceluel said.
Thomas has been in the fight against HIV and AIDS for decades and has seen a life rig in treatment and prevention at that time.
The coverage of Quebec’s injection training is an important step, says and can be a game changer for some patients who struggle to buy daily pills. The drug is among the last number of improvements in the treatment and prevention of HIV.
“It is very important, because this is the future in the fight against AIDS,” Thomas said.
‘Great advantage’
Number of new HIV infections in Canada increased by 35 percent According to the Canadian Public Health Agency, 2022 to 2023.
In the explanation of an increase, specialists, Covid-19 pandemia, which cannot know their status or treat their homes, or restricting a limited test in their homes.
“This means that our strategies do not reach enough population,” he said.
“We must innovate in terms of ways to reach these people and do treatment.”
Between 2010 and 2021, new HIV infections, almost 22 percent decreased, the Lancet offers a new research from HIV medical magazine. However, in Canada, in the opposite: In 2023, it was previously an increase of 35 percent compared to the year.
One of these ways says it says that it can be increased that the choice of choices to know that people need to know their situation and be treated or preventioned.
The next step, most specialists agree, the treatments are free.
So far, Quebec, forecasting for instructions for preparation, and revive the individual for the public. With this coverage or private insurance, many users must still have some pocket expenses. This is also for verbal preparation. Costs vary depending on the drug and coverage plan.
“At least what is back is returned,” he said. “But again, we would still want to be completely free for all kinds of preparation.”
Currently only for some people and only in some provinces. But many lawyers, as a vibration Push it to change.
A clinician in the St. Michael Hospital in Toronto Dr. Darrel Tan said it was more choice for the prevention of HIV, the better for people at risk.
“Everyone has all kinds of personal, uninterrupted, structural reasons to follow the daily pill regime,” he said. “So this is a great advantage and is something that really needs.”
More options for HIV treatment, prevention
For people living with HIV, there are delicate treatment options for prevention of long-term drugs. Trials The Lenacapavir had a high impact on HIV twice a year for the drug.
Ken Monteith, Cookek Executive Director Montreak (COCQ-SIDA), since the 1980s, said the work was developing in any treatment in any treatment. According to him, the activity and advocacy was pushed ahead and the work continues.
In 1997, in 1997, HIV was a positive diagnosis. It takes antiretroviral medicine every day to keep your viral burden down. He keeps it healthy and hinders the transmission of the virus.
Daily Regiment works for him, but a long-running injection sees how to help others – for treatment or prevention.
“We want to make sure that people have all the options, that we are in harmony with their lifestyle and are not in another way.
Despite the practices, experts are still involved in reaching the United Nation to reach the United Nations to reach the target of 2030.
Optional, treatment and prevention – and awareness of these tools – are barriers to Canada, Tremblay in Chum Hospital of Montreal, Tremblay’s barriers. However, he collects points for uncertainty around the future of global difficulties, including US foreign assistance HIV programs depend on.
“Discover the science of science.” “Now you have to make sure that the policy has services to distribute these vehicles.”
