Dr. Sean Rourke spoke with The Canadian Press about a new oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes. The test has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada. Rourke said his team at St. Mike’s will start taking orders in the coming weeks from health providers, front-line agencies and hopefully, governments.

“This is the gap that we’ve been missing to reach the people who need it the most,” Rourke said, speaking about communities that are at increased risk as a result of health inequities.

This piece was also published on Global News.