A sincere thank you to our long-time CANFAR family member, Dr. Darrell Tan, for joining our CANFAR Legacy 2.0 event this month. Dr. Tan is an infectious diseases physician and clinician-scientist leading multiple efforts to end the HIV epidemic in Canada. Dr. Tan shares 5 actionable things Canadians can do at the grassroots level to...
In a recent piece on XTRA, author Kevin Hurren breaks down the facts on HIV self-testing kits and addresses how this recently approved form of testing can curb HIV transmission rates in Canada. Dr. Sean Rourke, Neuropsychologist, Scientist and CANFAR Implementation Consultant, lent his perspective for the piece. “Rourke’s mission to get at least one HIV...
The fight against climate change, taking place on multiple fronts, is linked to many of the struggles we face as a global community — including HIV/AIDS. Especially within the context of World Health, our ever-changing planet poses multiple threats to those living with HIV or susceptible to contracting HIV. How does climate change affect HIV?...
