Saskatchewan tries ‘new and innovative’ way to expand HIV testing

Source: CBC News, January 25, 2019 

Regina pharmacy offering finger stick testing to all people walking through doors

Pharmacists in Regina are at the forefront of a new HIV testing project, sparked by the fact that one in four people who have HIV are not aware of their status.

“We wanted to try a new and innovative way to reach different populations that weren’t already accessing testing,” said Susanne Nicolay, clinic and project coordinator with Wellness Wheel.

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