HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that weakens your immune system.
If you have been sexually assaulted or experienced relationship violence,, go to your nearest hospital as soon as possible.
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Island Health offers services and programs on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw, and Nuu-chah-nulth Peoples.