/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7501/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-aids-2018-conference-july-23-27-288180 <p>"The International AIDS Conference is the largest conference on any global health issue in the world. First convened during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in 1985, it continues to provide a unique forum for the intersection of science, advocacy, and human rights. Each conference is an opportunity to strengthen policies and programmes that ensure an evidence-based response to the epidemic. The 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) will be hosted in Amsterdam, Netherlands 23-27 July 2018." (<a href="https://www.aids2018.org/About">AIDS 2018</a>)</p> Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:25:57 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 62673 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/low-income-hiv-patients-suffer-healthcare-access-286677 <div><span>Quebeckers聽do not have equal access to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) for HIV and AIDS, a long-term study undertaken by a team from the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in collaboration with clinics and university health centres in Montreal, has revealed. Researchers observed that HIV-infected persons who count on social assistance and other income security programs in Quebec do not have early access to ART due to their presumed lower socio-economic status.聽</span></div> <div>聽</div> Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:34:57 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 37701 at /newsroom /newsroom/jean-pierre-routy Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23264 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/world-aids-day-2015-mcgillmuhc-experts-257016 <p>December 1 is World AIDS Day, reminding us that the fight against the AIDS pandemic is far from over. More than 36 million people have died since it emerged in the early 1980s. Today, 35.3 million people around the world are living with the virus. 73,000 Canadians are currently HIV positive up from 49,000 in 2001, according to statistics from the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CanFAR).</p> Wed, 25 Nov 2015 20:56:43 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24889 at /newsroom