Global Lessons, Local Actions: Ashley Rose Murphy

STBBIs are on the rise in Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic stunted progress in testing, diagnosis and treatment. And stigma continues to grow unabated: a 2019 Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research National Youth Survey found that over 42% of Canadian youth don’t want their partners or peers to know they get tested for STBBIs.
HIV self-testing is just one tool we have that can improve our relationship with our sexual health. It offers a confidential and discreet way of finding out your HIV status.
“That already removes the fear and stigma of having to go somewhere and get told by somebody your status,” says Ashley Murphy, an HIV/AIDS advocate who was born with the virus and has been openly sharing her experience as a person living with HIV since she was 10 years-old.
We can access HIV self-testing through programs like I’m Ready - an app where HIV self-test kits can be delivered to your home or picked up at one of over 80 locations across Canada.
Resources:
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