AccolAIDS "People's Choice" Award

Rolando is Assistant Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the senior physician leader for Vancouver Coastal Health.

Under the BC-CfE’s STOP...

Treatment as Prevention (TasP) is a grassroots program developed by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS which has progressed into an internationally adopted initiative for...

Mario has been involved in Vancouver’s HIV community for years, volunteering with organizations such as AIDS Vancouver, GayWay and HIM (Health Initiative for Men).

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Since 2000, Brian has been Coordinator of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Research and Care Centre with its emphasis on the design of systems of care for vulnerable...

Joan-E is the creation of entertainer and philanthropist Robert Kaiser.

Joan-E began performing on Vancouver stages in 1990 after relocating from Calgary to BC’s coast....

Rick is currently the Chief Technical Officer for bioLytical Laboratories, where he oversees the regulatory, technical and clinical affairs related to the INSTI Point of Care...

The Health Initiative for Men seeks to strengthen gay men’s health and well-being through trusted, tailored, targeted research-based health promotion services, and by engaging...

Gabor is a well-known physician and psychotherapist who worked for 12 years as doctor in residence at the Portland Hotel Society’s in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Over...

Fairlie is a community health nurse working at T’sewulhtun Health Center of the Cowichan Tribes.

She is co-founder of “Strengthening our Spirit”, an Aboriginal HIV/AIDS...

Holy has survived numerous struggles as an HIV-positive refugee to Canada. Not only has he taken many risks for his own survival, Holy has put himself on the line to help...

Having worked in the field for thirty years, Cindy is a seminal figure in social science research in HIV and in bringing a human rights framework to HIV/AIDS.

She was co...

RainCity was established in 1982 to provide shelter, hope, and the opportunity for change by operating on a “low-barrier, housing first” principle, where high tolerance is...

David Shortt is the founder and director of Shortt and Epic Productions, a leading Vancouver videography company, which spends considerable time and effort seeking work...

Since 1980, Alex has worked as a pharmacist in the Downtown Eastside community, providing seamless and professional health care to Vancouver’s most marginalized group.

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Monika is on the front line of HIV/HCV health service with the South Fraser Community Service Society (SFCSS), and has worked with HIV/HCV clients since early 1990.

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Cathy is a consummate researcher and teacher devoted to working with community to study the social aspects of HIV (such as employment, housing, and services access) in order to...