HIV infections on the rise in Canada despite global decrease
HIV infections in Canada rose by 23 percent between 2022 and 2024, despite a global downward trend. Experts attribute this increase to a lack of community-level funding and failure to implement available preventative tools.
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The rise in infections in a wealthy nation highlights systemic gaps in public health funding and the challenges of maintaining epidemic control.
Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr HIV infections on the rise in Canada despite global decrease Canada has all the tools it needs to end the HIV epidemic but the country is failing to do so because of a lack of funding, say experts.
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Michael Kwag, left, executive director, Community-Based Research Centre, and Jody Jollimore, executive director, CATIE, at the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio. Photo by CATIE Article content The number of HIV infections has increased in Canada despite a global decrease but experts say the country has the resources to wipe out the world epidemic.
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