04-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com

Massive increase in HIV testing contributes to effective harm reduction programs in Sask. Indigenous communities

Harm reduction models in Indigenous communities across Saskatchewan have been showing signs of success even as rates of HIV infections continues to rise. 
Dr. Ibrahim Khan, the chief medical health officer for Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch in Saskatchewan, says even though there was a 10 per cent increase in HIV cases in Indigenous communities in 2016, the massive increase of HIV testing in these communities is a positive step towards stopping the virus’s
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