'No backup plan': Funding for HIV self-testing kits ending in March - Canada News
Prossy Luzige often gets calls from people looking for HIV tests that they can do in the privacy of their own homes.
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Prossy Luzige often gets calls from people looking for HIV tests that they can do in the privacy of their own homes.
The federal government is looking to sunset a program involving the HIV self-test INSTI, which uses a drop of blood to deliver results in about a minute. The program was to expand to include a test for both HIV and syphilis, which was approved by Health Canada last year, but funding runs out at the end of March.
Prossy Luzige often gets calls from people looking for HIV tests that they can do in the privacy of their own homes.
Prossy Luzige often gets calls from people looking for HIV tests that they can do in the privacy of their own homes.
Federal government indicated it is looking to sunset the self-test program, scientist says