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Once you test, you choose the support and care options that are best for you.
Before you search for a self-test option, you may want to know....
The INSTI HIV Self-Test made by bioLytical Laboratories in British Columbia.
This is a screening test that is over 99% accurate and was approved and licensed by Health Canada in November 2020. The INSTI HIV self-test is currently the only self-test approved for use in Canada.
If you test positive (reactive result), it means that you likely have HIV but this needs to be confirmed with a laboratory-based confirmatory test. You will need to see your doctor or go to a health care provider for this confirmatory testing.
Yes, the test comes with instructions that are easy to follow. The test only takes a few minutes. This video will walk you through the process.
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SHA Northern Population Health - La Ronge Public Health Centre
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is the largest organization in Saskatchewan, employing more than 40,000 employees and physicians. Together, we are responsible for the delivery of safe, high quality health care for the entire province. We are driven by the commitment to improve health care for Saskatchewan people. We are working together to better co-ordinate health services across the province to ensure you receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time, and by the right provider, wherever you live in Saskatchewan.
2 Spirit Manitoba Inc
2Spirit Manitoba is an organization that seeks to improve the quality of life of 2Spirit (Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ People).
HIV Edmonton
HIV Edmonton is a harm reduction agency, working to provide the best education and prevention methods to a wide variety of audiences.
Carebridge RRx Pharmacy
Ensemble - Dispensing Machine
Our Healthbox dispensing machine location for self-testing, harm reduction supplies and wellnes materials. It's also a machine that provides health information, and a support services directory for people to find the health care they need – in their community. At Ensemble we believe that through empowerment and hope, we can build a community that fosters diversity, inclusion and health.
Sackville United Church - Dispensing Machine
Our Healthbox dispensing machine location for self-testing, harm reduction supplies and wellness materials. It's also a machine that provides health information, and a support services directory for people to find the health care they need – in their community. The Sackville United Church is a warm, vibrant, affirming and progressive Ministry within the United Church of Canada that shares in a Harm Reduction initiative with Ensemble (Moncton, NB).
Kent Drugs - Guardian Pharmacy - Dispensing Machine
Our Healthbox dispensing machine location for self-testing, harm reduction supplies and wellnes materials. It's also a machine that provides health information, and a support services directory for people to find the health care they need – in their community. At Kent Pharmacy we are providing hope through diversity, inclusion, health care and wellness services, and sharing in a harm reduction initiative with Ensemble (Moncton, NB).
Woodstock First Nation Health Centre - Dispensing Machine
Our Healthbox dispensing machine location for self-testing, harm reduction supplies and wellness materials. It's also a machine that provides health information, and a support services directory for people to find the health care they need – in their community. At the WFN Health Centre, we believe that wellness in Indigenous communities and cultures is about being in balance and harmony, focusing on strengths rather than deficits or weaknesses. WFN Health Centre offers programs that engages a holistic approach focusing on connections with family, community and nature.