TWENTY years after Quebec began offering anonymous HIV/AIDS testing, Manitoba is preparing to offer the service to people in Winnipeg and Brandon.
The provincial government is expected to announce a $2-million program of testing, treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. A government spokeswoman said details of the program will be released this afternoon at a news conference at Nine Circles Community Health Centre.
"They're doing the right thing but they're about 20 years behind," said Leon Mar with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network.
Quebec, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Saskatchewan already offer anonymous HIV testing, said the spokesman for the Toronto-based non-profit group that represents 200 organizations in promoting the human rights of people living with or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, in Canada and internationally. read more
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