British Columbia Centre for Excellence
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is Canada’s largest HIV/AIDS research, treatment and education facility—nationally and internationally recognized as an innovative world leader in combating HIV/AIDS and related diseases. The made-in-BC Treatment as Prevention® strategy (TasP®) pioneered by Dr. Julio Montaner, inspired the ambitious global UNAIDS 90-90-90 Target to end AIDS as a global pandemic by 2030.
Treatment as Prevention®
Redouble efforts to meet the 95-95-95 Target to achieve the“End HIV/AIDS as an Epidemic” in Canada by 2030
Lack of investment now in HIV response will cost Canadians in the long-term
We either pay a little now, or a lot more later.
Money talks. And as we stand at a precipice in the global response to HIV, with cases rising at alarming rates, it is no longer a question about science that sits at the forefront of the conversation, but rather one of dollars and cents.
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Vancouver — British Columbia has made remarkable progress in reducing HIV transmission and researchers now believe the province is closer than ever to achieving sustained control of new infections. To support this next stage, Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) is funding a new project that employs advanced genomic and artificial
We either pay a little now, or a lot more later. Money talks. And as we stand at a precipice in the global response to HIV, with cases rising at alarming rates, it is no longer a question about science that sits at the forefront of the conversation, but rather
Please click here to add your organization’s name to this open letter. The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P.Prime Minister of Canada80 Wellington StreetOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister The Eighth Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria (the Global Fund) will take place in
‘A global problem needs a global solution,’ says UNAIDS director Winnie Byanyima is trying to hold onto hope in the face of what she calls unbelievable cruelty. She is the director of UNAIDS, the United Nations agency that, until recently, was on track to meet its target of ending AIDS
Delegates call on Prime Minister to end the Canadian epidemic and lead the worldwide HIV response in light of dramatic US cuts to treatment and care Vancouver, BC, June 6, 2025: The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is hosting a national Summit of medical and HIV experts to
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Our work serves clients and communities across British Columbia on lands and waters cared for and nurtured by the many distinct First Nations across the province. The BC-CfE humbly and gratefully acknowledge the stewards of these lands, particularly the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) on whose unceded, traditional and ancestral territories our offices are located.