Community-based STI clinics help Calgary men who might not otherwise get tested

As Alberta faces rising rates of sexually transmitted infections, several Calgary organizations are working to increase HIV and STI testing — outside of the medical system — for groups that can be higher risk.

With the help of nurses from Alberta Health Services’ Safeworks program, several groups hold community-based testing clinics for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Every Thursday night, the Calgary Sexual Health Centre hosts an STI testing clinic that includes a rapid HIV test.

“The existing STI testing services in Calgary … they had long wait-times and those were becoming a barrier for particularly this

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