Federal Government Announces 18 Million For Hiv Testing At Montreal Aids Conference

Duclos made the announcement today at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference, in Montreal. The federal government says $8 million will fund the distribution of self-testing kits, adding that another $9.9 million will go toward expanding HIV testing to northern, remote or isolated communities. Ottawa estimates that 63,000 people are living with HIV in Canada and that one in 10 remain undiagnosed. A coalition of Canadian HIV and AIDS organizations is calling on the federal government to increase funding from about $73 million a year to $100 million a year. He says the number of people living with HIV in Canada has increased by 25 per cent since 2008. The Canadian Press Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. federal government Health HIV/AIDS

title: “Federal Government Announces 18 Million For Hiv Testing At Montreal Aids Conference " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Alberto Pressley”

Duclos made the announcement today at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference, in Montreal.
The federal government says $8 million will fund the distribution of self-testing kits, adding that another $9.9 million will go toward expanding HIV testing to northern, remote or isolated communities.
Ottawa estimates that 63,000 people are living with HIV in Canada and that one in 10 remain undiagnosed.
A coalition of Canadian HIV and AIDS organizations is calling on the federal government to increase funding from about $73 million a year to $100 million a year.
He says the number of people living with HIV in Canada has increased by 25 per cent since 2008.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on August 1, 2022.