Today in British Columbia, people living with HIV are being denied access to long acting treatments that allow for those living with HIV to receive one injection every one or two months instead of taking pills every day. Long acting treatment is available in every province in Canada except for British Columbia. People living with HIV have been waiting for this scientific advancement for years, and now that the it is here, people living with HIV are yet again stuck waiting for it to be available in BC.
Injectable treatment is one option that people living with HIV need access to for a myriad of reasons, including to address privacy concerns of having to store and take pills daily, and/or pill fatigue after decades of treatment. Use this quick and easy tool to write your MLA and the Minister of Health to ask that these treatments – available in every other province – be made available in BC today: HIV Therapy Today.
This campaign is supported by AIDS Vancouver, Afro-Canadian Positive Network, Community-Based Research Centre, Health Initiative for Men, Vancouver Island Persons Living With HIV/AIDS Society and YouthCO. If your organization would like to join in, please reach out to Sarah Chown ([email protected] | 604-696-4655).