Le Réseau ontarien de traitement du VIH a examiné les lignes directrices sur les pratiques exemplaires visant à améliorer l’accès au traitement et à réduire les obstacles au traitement pour les personnes nouvellement arrivées qui vivent avec le VIH :¹ Rapid Response #90: Treatment Barriers and Best Practices for Newcomers Living with HIV/HCV. Réseau ontarien de traitement du VIH [Internet]. [Cité le 15 mai 2017]. Accessible à : https://www.ohtn.on.ca/rapid-response-90-treatment-barriers-and-best-practices-for-newcomers-living-with-hivhcv-2/:

• Eliminate biases and discriminatory practices in healthcare settings by ensuring staff are qualified and trained to provide culturally competent care that bridges the cultural divide that may exist between newcomer clients and providers
• Eliminate language barriers to care and treatment by employing trained and qualified interpreters in care settings
• Train clinical staff to evaluate all incoming patients for HIV risk and to provide HIV testing, care and treatment
• Assist in the coordination of legal, social and employment support services for newcomers. Newcomers who understand their rights and are able to access basic necessities such as housing, employment, and health and drug insurance coverage will be in a better position to access HIV care and treatment
• Develop programs to overcome gender-based barriers that make newcomer women more susceptible to discriminatory and stigmatizing practices in the community and in healthcare settings
• Given the prevalence of HIV among newcomers, particularly among those who are uninsured, advocate for all newcomers, regardless of insurance status, to receive free HIV treatment to protect their health, as well as public health.