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July 21, 2019

PRESS RELEASE: U=U Movement Marks Three-Year Milestone with Unprecedented Community-led Global Impact

“Today Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) announced 886 organizations from nearly 100 countries have joined the rapidly growing Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) movement. The initiative advocates for the worldwide dissemination of the groundbreaking but still widely unknown fact: a person living with HIV who is on treatment and has an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit …

July 20, 2019

L.A. County health officials team up with CDC as part of effort to stop spread of HIV

“Robert R. Redfield, MD, the Director of the CDC stated, “15 percent of people living with HIV infection haven’t been diagnosed.” “The goal is reduce the U.S. infections by 75 percent in the next five years, and 90 percent by 2030,” added Dr. Muntu Davis, MPH, the L.A County Health Officer. Dr. Refield continued, “The …

June 25, 2019

U=U Campaign Launched in Zambia’s Western Province, an Initiative towards elimination of HIV transmission

The Government of Zambia, through the Ministry of Health, with support from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Western Province. This follows the National Launch of the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) Campaign by Zambian President, H.E. Edgar Lungu on 8th May 2019. Speaking …

June 25, 2019

Bruce Richman recognized as #15 of New York’s 100 most powerful members of the LGBTQ community

15. Bruce Richman Founding Executive Director Prevention Access Campaign One of New York’s leading activists fighting stigma against people with HIV/AIDS, Bruce Richman launched the “Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U)” campaign to dispel the myth that HIV-positive people with viral loads at undetectable levels can pass on the disease. “It’s about helping people understand the science …

June 19, 2019

UNAIDS: China marks International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day with U=U

“The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, coordinated by the Global Network of People Living with HIV, is one of the world’s oldest and largest grassroots mobilization campaigns for HIV awareness in the world. In May, the UNAIDS country office in China invited members of community-based organizations to lead a commemorative event to mark the 36th International …

June 11, 2019

‘Pose’ season 2 will show how characters live life to the fullest even with HIV and writer Our Lady J is here for it

“Season 2 of ‘Pose’ explores the plight of characters living with HIV/AIDS starting right from the protagonist Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) and Pray Tell (Billy Porter). No, it will not be a depressing story where an HIV diagnosis leads to depression and bitterness towards life, in fact, the diagnosis unfurls a new chapter where life is …

May 21, 2019

Trade tension won’t halt China-US cooperation on AIDS elimination: Scientists

“HIV research scientists gave assurances that China-US cooperation on HIV vaccine trials would not be affected by current trade tensions, adding that China plays a significant role in AIDS elimination… With effective, quality treatment, people living with HIV can have the virus suppressed and made undetectable in their bodies, enabling them to live full and …

May 17, 2019

GCN: Undetectable = Untransmittable – Campaign Against HIV Stigma Gets Boost In Ireland

“A collaboration between the website MASC. and HIV activist group ACT UP Dublin, the campaign features people in Ireland who are living with HIV sharing positive messages about the health and prevention benefits of treatment. Using the phrase Undetectable = Untransmittable (often shortened to U=U or #UequalsU) the campaign is part of an international effort to …

Latest News

PRESS RELEASE: U=U Movement Marks Three-Year Milestone with Unprecedented Community-led Global Impact

L.A. County health officials team up with CDC as part of effort to stop spread of HIV

U=U Campaign Launched in Zambia’s Western Province, an Initiative towards elimination of HIV transmission

Bruce Richman recognized as #15 of New York’s 100 most powerful members of the LGBTQ community

UNAIDS: China marks International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day with U=U

‘Pose’ season 2 will show how characters live life to the fullest even with HIV and writer Our Lady J is here for it

Trade tension won’t halt China-US cooperation on AIDS elimination: Scientists

GCN: Undetectable = Untransmittable – Campaign Against HIV Stigma Gets Boost In Ireland