Money spent on community-based HIV prevention translates into treatment savings
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Every $1 spent on community-based HIV prevention programs in Ontario saves $5 in treatment costs, a new study has found. The programs have prevented more than 16,000 people from becoming infected with HIV over 25 years and saved Ontario's health care system about $6.5 billion, said the lead author.