Webinar Recording: Strengthening Access to HIV Prevention Medications for Women and Gender-Diverse People

This WHAI Webinar was held on Thursday, September 10, 2026; 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

HIV prevention medications are important tools to support women and gender-diverse people in their sexual health autonomy. Today, women and gender-diverse people continue to face barriers in awareness about, and access to, these medications.

Watch this 90-minute webinar to learn about the updated Canadian HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines and community driven strategies to improve awareness about, and access to, these tools. The webinar will include:

An overview of the updated 2025 guidelines through a gender-inclusive lens by Dr. Malika Sharma (Unity Health Toronto)

A community panel about the barriers women and gender-diverse people face and strategies to improve access with:

Asya Gunduz (OHTN, Toronto)
Hale Nouri (Maggies & ASAAP, Toronto)
Priyanka Jani (HAMSMaRT, Hamilton)
Sam Tikka Scott (Ontario Aboriginal HIV / AIDS Strategy, Thunder Bay)

An overview of WHAI’s new PrEP, PEP and PIP resources by Shanice Harris (CAYR Community Connections, York)

Moderation by Sam Richards (Positive Health Network, Hamilton)

This webinar is for anyone who works with women and gender-diverse people who may face risk related to HIV or other STBBIs including those who work in the following fields: housing and homelessness, public and sexual health, harm reduction, settlement, shelters, drop ins, community education etc.

Strengthening Access to HIV Prevention Medications for Women and Gender-Diverse People – Resource Handout