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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 …

November 25, 2019

New Survey of Young Adults Uncovers Low Levels of Accurate Knowledge About HIV Transmission Coupled with High-Risk Sexual Behaviors

KENILWORTH, N.J., NEW YORK, N.Y., November 25, 2019 – Merck (NYSE: MRK) known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, in partnership with Prevention Access Campaign today launched Owning HIV: Young Adults and the Fight Ahead, a new campaign featuring results from a first-of-its-kind survey to better understand beliefs and perceptions about HIV among young …

November 18, 2019

Prevention Access Campaign Aims to Teach Singles & Couples That U=U Means Those With Undetectable HIV Can’t Transmit The Virus

“Four major scientific studies have proven that HIV-positive individuals who have an undetectable viral load and stay on their medications do not transmit the virus to sexual partners. The findings were initially announced in 2008 with the Swiss Statement, and they were confirmed again in 2016. For many people diagnosed with the virus, the news is …

Latest News

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

New Survey of Young Adults Uncovers Low Levels of Accurate Knowledge About HIV Transmission Coupled with High-Risk Sexual Behaviors

Prevention Access Campaign Aims to Teach Singles & Couples That U=U Means Those With Undetectable HIV Can’t Transmit The Virus