Regina mom hopes new HIV testing program will help others giving birth

CBC - Oct 22, 2026

Saskatchewan is the first jurisdiction in Canada to use the rapid, on-site test in a widespread way and one of the first in the world to use it for determining best care for newborns based on viral loads of mothers, the manufacturer says.

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