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December 12, 2024

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS recommends national action on U=U

On December 12, 2024, at its 83rd meeting, the U.S. Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) approved a detailed and powerful resolution recommending that the United States embrace and follow the “Multinational Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) Call-to-Action” (MUCA) and that Health and Human Services formally recognize and collaborate with a community-led multi-sector U=U National Task …

November 17, 2024

PAC & partners release U=U global research priorities

At the International AIDS Conference in July 2024, as part of a new U=U Research Initiative, the inaugural U=U Research Forum was convened, bringing together community members, researchers, funders, and other stakeholders to: (1) Consider the current landscape of U=U research; (2) Establish global priorities for research related to U=U and its translation to programmatic …

October 29, 2024

USA: Troye Sivan wears U=U on concert tour

A shirt worn by Troye Sivan at a show on the Sweat Tour with the message U=U is being auctioned off for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. During his show in San Francisco, Troye wore a black tank top emblazoned with white lettering of the slogan “U=U.”The slogan stands for “Undetectable = Untransmittable,” meaning that people …

October 24, 2024

THAILAND: Can this innovation change the way people think about HIV?

Dr Nittaya Phanuphak, the Executive Director of the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI) discusses how U=U can transform the way people think about HIV.

August 22, 2024

USA: Victory! U=U opens up military service for those living with HIV

Today, in a Lambda Legal case filed against the Department of Defense in 2022, a U.S. District Court struck down the last categorical disqualification preventing people living with HIV from joining the U.S. Armed Services, writing: “Defendants’ policies prohibiting the accession of asymptomatic HIV-positive individuals with undetectable viral loads into the military are irrational, arbitrary, …

July 23, 2024

EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA: New report shows lack of knowledge of U=U among healthcare workers

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) have released a report assessing HIV-related stigma and discrimination within healthcare settings in Europe and Central Asia, revealing significant gaps in knowledge on HIV transmission and prevention among healthcare workers. This lack of knowledge is associated with higher levels …

July 21, 2024

GLOBAL: The CDC and PAC release new U=U Resource Guide

The CDC and PAC released the comprehensive “Implementing and Scaling Up Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U)” resource guide, to help partners implement and champion U=U in PEPFAR-supported countries and beyond. This guide can help public health officials, healthcare professionals, and advocates understand U=U, place it in a scientific context, and communicate it effectively as a public …

July 16, 2024

TAIWAN: National U = U Day: Making a difference for people living with HIV

In Taiwan, the PRAA have set up a National U=U Day to dispel myths and stigma related to HIV and to educate the public on the modern-day reality of living with HIV. We talked to Fletcher Chui, Director of Communications at PRAA, to discuss why the National U=U Day is important.

Latest News

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS recommends national action on U=U

PAC & partners release U=U global research priorities

USA: Troye Sivan wears U=U on concert tour

THAILAND: Can this innovation change the way people think about HIV?

USA: Victory! U=U opens up military service for those living with HIV

EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA: New report shows lack of knowledge of U=U among healthcare workers

GLOBAL: The CDC and PAC release new U=U Resource Guide

TAIWAN: National U = U Day: Making a difference for people living with HIV