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“#Canada should app<\/a>rove HIV self-testing<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Canada should integrate self-testing for HIV into the health system to help reduce the burden of the disease, argues a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal<\/i>.\n <\/p>\n

Self-testing for HIV (HIVST)\u2014taking a saliva, urine or blood sample and interpreting the result, similar to a home pregnancy test\u2014is available in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, United States, Latvia, Spain, Kenya and South Africa, but not in Canada.<\/p>\n

“In Canada, we need rapid approvals of many HIV self-tests, alongside deployment of diverse, culturally sensitive HIVST strategies and development of HIVST-specific provincial or federal guidelines. Lack of funding, political will and widespread availability of conventional HIV testing through public health laboratories perhaps delayed introduction of HIV self-tests. It’s 2020, and the time to invest in HIVST is now,” says Dr. Nitika Pant Pai, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and McGill University, with co-author, Dr. Rejean Thomas, Clinique m\u00e9dicale l’Actuel, Montreal, Quebec.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends HIV self-testing as an alternative to regular laboratory testing. More than 250 studies indicate HIVST increases access to, and frequency of, testing by the tester as well as by partners and family members.<\/p>\n

The authors outline 4 factors for successful introduction:<\/p>\n