Prevention in Focus

The STOP HIV/AIDS pilot project has sparked media interest and dialogue internationally. What are the project’s strengths and why is it controversial?

Three people share their views on British Columbia’s innovative STOP HIV/AIDS Project.

Outreach is a crucial component of HIV prevention programs for people who use drugs. It can be a way of making contact with people who are not already connected with services. Why are outreach programs important and what are some of the challenges that outreach workers face?

STI rates are on the rise in Canada. STIs can increase an HIV-negative person’s risk of becoming infected with HIV and an HIV-positive person’s risk of transmitting HIV to someone else. How do STIs increase the risk of sexual transmission and undermine our HIV prevention strategies?

Homeless youth become increasingly vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis C and STIs the longer they remain on the street. One program that has proven effective at intervening in the lives of street-involved youth before they become entrenched in life on the street is the Family Reconnect Program at Eva’s Initiatives.

A growing number of women are becoming infected with HIV compared to at the start of the epidemic when HIV affected primarily gay men and men who have sex with men. How can we address gender inequalities in our HIV prevention programs?

CATIE creates many resources to assist you with your work in HIV and hepatitis C, but sometimes even we need some help from other organizations. Here are a few of our favourite sources for great HIV prevention information—they’re too good not to share.

A recent study suggested that women who use hormonal contraceptives are at increased risk of becoming infected with HIV and transmitting the virus to others. Is there enough conclusive evidence available to change our messaging to women about hormonal contraceptives?

In 2009, it was announced that the first successful HIV vaccine, the Thai vaccine, had been identified. At the time, this news was greeted with both excitement and skepticism, but we haven’t heard much about it since then. What happened to the vaccine?

Read about selected Canadian programs and resources to help you plan, deliver and evaluate a frontline program.

Interested in checking out the latest Canadian research on HIV and hepatits C prevention?

A selection of prevention resources available from CATIE’s Ordering Centre.

Do you know how many women in Canada have been infected by HIV or hepatitis C?