How discarded needle data and pop-up STI testing could reduce Sask.’s infection rates

How discarded needle data and pop-up STI testing could reduce Sask.’s infection rates

A new research project in Regina is using geo-data on discarded needles around the city and pop-up testing sites for sexually-transmitted infections to improve health-care access and reduce Saskatchewan's high rates of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis.The project is a

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