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HIV a public health emergency in Saskatchewan
HIV a public health emergency in Saskatchewan
[Dr. Ryan Meili, left, is one of 30 Saskatchewan doctors who signed an open letter this week urging the provincial government to declare a public health state of emergency over the high rates of HIV infections.CBC/Kathy Fitzpatrick]By Dene MooreThree babies were born HIV-positive in Saskatchewan last year.The rate of new infections is more than double the national rate and in some of the hardest-hit communities, infection rates rival some of the poorest and most under-developed nations in the world.
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Saskatchewan doctors — public health emergency over HIV
Saskatchewan doctors — public health emergency over HIV
By By Karen Graham 16 hours ago in Health Saskatoon - A doctor's group working directly with HIV-positive patients in Saskatchewan is calling on the provincial government to declare a public health state of emergency because of the increasing number of HIV/AIDS cases."We're trying to raise the alarm and say this is an emergency, we're seeing it, we perceive this as an emergency," said Dr. Stephen Sanche, a Saskatoon-based infectious disease specialist, who is part of the group who called on the government to act Monday, according to Dr. Ryan Meili, a physician in Saskatoon, broke it down by the numbers, telling Dr. Meili adds that "when you look at the pockets of the real outbreak, it's extremely severe.We're seeing numbers at the level of developing countries with high levels of HIV."
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Saskatchewan government refuses to declare emergency on HIV epidemic
Saskatchewan government refuses to declare emergency on HIV epidemic
On Monday, at a press conference in the capital, Denise Werker, Saskatchewans deputy chief medical health officer, announced the government has no such infrastructure under the provinces health care act to make such a declaration.Werker was answering to an open letter released on Monday morning which stated 31 of the provinces HIV/AIDS GPs demanded a call to action.The HIV rate in Saskatchewan is more than twice the national average (13.8 cases per 100,000 people versus 5.8 cases per 100,000 people).As per the open letter, the problem is suspiciously affecting Indigenous Saskatchewans.Among the 1,515 people diagnosed with HIV in the province, in the last decade, 1075 belonged to the Indigenous category.About 3.5 percent of the population in the Ahtahkakoop First Nation are affected with HIV, which is far more than the rates of HIV in the African nations of Nigeria, Congo and Rwanda.Although there had been a decrease in HIV cases in the earlier years, recently 2014 onwards, the cases started growing high, leading to 158 affected in 2015.According to the doctors, the need of the hour is to adopt the 90-90-90 target set out by the United Nations.The plan explains, 90 percent of people who are HIV positive to be diagnosed, 90 percent of those who are diagnosed to be receiving antiretroviral treatment, and 90 percent of those in treatment to have viral levels that are low enough to prevent transmission to others.However the letter points out, Despite the urging of experts from within the province and across Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan has refused to adopt the 90-90-90 goals.
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