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April 22, 2020

Harvard Health: U=U: Ending stigma and empowering people living with HIV

“Today, about 1.1 million people in the US are living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Every year, almost 40,000 people are diagnosed with HIV. A diagnosis of HIV was once presumed to be fatal, and many lived in fear of transmitting the virus to others. This contributed to decades of stigma for those living with HIV. U=U means “undetectable …

March 10, 2020

nam Aidsmap: HIV incidence fell by three-quarters in Australian gay men, with strong association with treatment as prevention

“HIV treatment as prevention, as measured in community-level viral suppression, was strongly associated with a large drop in the number of new HIV infections among gay and bisexual men in Australia, even before PrEP was available. This study was presented by Dr Denton Callander from the University of New South Wales yesterday at the Conference on …

February 21, 2020

Joint Statement from the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand, UNAIDS, and World Health Organization on U=U.

Bangkok, Thailand, 21 February 2020: “The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand, UNAIDS and WHO endorse Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U). As published in UNAIDS explainer Undetectable = Untransmittable, Public Health and HIV Viral Load Suppression, U=U means that people living with HIV who achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load, cannot transmit HIV sexually. This concept …

February 19, 2020

APCOM and Prevention Access Campaign: Thailand: U=U is Game-Changing Fact that Must Be Shared

We represent APCOM Foundation and Prevention Access Campaign, international NGOs working in partnership to bring a regional discussion on U=U to Asia. We are saddened by the recent hostilities in Thailand toward HIV advocates and doctors who communicated the most important fact since the beginning of antiretroviral therapy: A person with HIV who is on …

January 27, 2020

Plus Magazine: How Bruce Richman and a Team of U=U Ambassadors Are Changing Everything

“Bruce Richman, the renowned activist and founder of the Prevention Access Campaign, the organization that launched the undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U) message, is on a return flight from Greece where he joined local advocates in sharing the news that when you’re living with HIV, on meds, and undetectable, it is impossible to transmit the virus …

December 19, 2019

U.S. Government Updates HIV Treatment Guidelines to Include U=U

“On December 18, the federal government announced a new update to its antiretroviral treatment guidelines. The changes include a greater emphasis on HIV treatment as a way to prevent transmission, a new two-drug option for initial treatment and more information about HIV and aging. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Panel on Antiretroviral …

December 17, 2019

M-Coalition In Lebanon Creates First U=U Campaign in Arabic

M-Coalition, based in Lebanon, launched SANADI.org (https://sanadi.org/#!/) with this new U=U video in Arabic. The video was made with support from FRONTLINE AIDS and Arab Foundation for Freedom and Equality. Watch it here.

November 25, 2019

US Consulate in Nigeria: DCM Kathleen FitzGibbon’s Remarks at the 2019 World AIDS Day Event / Launch of U=U Campaign

“Knowing that we cannot end the epidemic without working in partnership with our communities, it brings me great pleasure to partner with the government to launch our U=U campaign – which as you know, stands for Undetectable = Untransmittable. The idea that someone living with HIV, who is both on treatment and virally suppressed, cannot …

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Harvard Health: U=U: Ending stigma and empowering people living with HIV

nam Aidsmap: HIV incidence fell by three-quarters in Australian gay men, with strong association with treatment as prevention

Joint Statement from the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand, UNAIDS, and World Health Organization on U=U.

APCOM and Prevention Access Campaign: Thailand: U=U is Game-Changing Fact that Must Be Shared

Plus Magazine: How Bruce Richman and a Team of U=U Ambassadors Are Changing Everything

U.S. Government Updates HIV Treatment Guidelines to Include U=U

M-Coalition In Lebanon Creates First U=U Campaign in Arabic

US Consulate in Nigeria: DCM Kathleen FitzGibbon’s Remarks at the 2019 World AIDS Day Event / Launch of U=U Campaign