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December 4, 2018

Australian Minister for Health includes U=U in National Strategy to Address HIV

Australian Minister for Health, the Honourable Greg Hunt MP, has as of World AIDS Day 2018 included the U=U message in the national strategies to address HIV, STI and Blood Borne Viruses The reference to U=U now exists in two of the five national strategies recently released, the Eighth National HIV Strategy and the Fifth National Aboriginal and …

December 3, 2018

New York State Launches New U=U Campaign

“U=U began in 2016 when a Consensus Statement was drafted by people living with HIV and global experts in public health to address the confusion around undetectable viral load and HIV transmission. Thus was born the Prevention Access Campaign and Undetectable = Untransmittable which has been embraced globally to share its message that people living …

December 3, 2018

Baltimore City Launches Maryland U=U Campaign

“Led by the State of Maryland and the Baltimore City Health Department in conjunction with its partners, the U=U Maryland Campaign aims to eliminate the stigma of living with HIV through education, empowerment, and engagement… It is important that people living with HIV, their sexual partners, healthcare providers and the criminal justice system have accurate …

December 1, 2018

Undetectable HIV+ people pose ‘zero’ not ‘minimal’ risk, says HIV charity

BHIVA, the British HIV Association, is urging people to stop talking about ‘minimal risk’ and ‘negligible risk’ when talking about Undetectable = Untransmittable. It says such terms can confuse people. It says health care providers and media should say ‘zero risk’, i.e. When someone is HIV positive and has an undetectable viral load, they have zero risk …

November 30, 2018

Pact marks 30th annual World AIDS Day by joining Undetectable = Untransmittable movement

“Tom La Salvia, Pact’s Global Director of Health, noted that “UNAIDS is marking the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day by promoting the theme of ‘Know Your Status.’ Pact is committed to controlling the epidemic through every available tool. Among these is motivating everyone to get tested for HIV, and if positive, start treatment immediately …

November 30, 2018

U=U campaign endorsed by Toronto Public Health

“Evidence shows that people living with HIV and who are taking treatment as prescribed by their health care provider can now live longer and healthier lives. It also indicates that when people have an undetectable amount of HIV in their blood they cannot pass this virus to their sexual partners,” said Dr. Eileen de Villa, …

November 30, 2018

BHIVA encourages universal promotion of Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U)

“A BHIVA members’ survey on U=U was undertaken in October 2018 which highlighted a need to ensure the U=U message is consistently integrated into clinical care, as recommended in the 2018 BHIVA standards of care for people living with HIV. Consistent use of ART by people living with HIV to maintain an undetectable viral load …

November 30, 2018

NIH Statement on World AIDS Day

“We now have life-saving antiretroviral drugs to treat and greatly extend the lives of men and women living with HIV. Daily antiretroviral therapy that suppresses HIV to undetectable levels benefits people living with HIV and prevents sexual transmission of the virus to others. We also have a range of options available for people to prevent …

Latest News

Australian Minister for Health includes U=U in National Strategy to Address HIV

New York State Launches New U=U Campaign

Baltimore City Launches Maryland U=U Campaign

Undetectable HIV+ people pose ‘zero’ not ‘minimal’ risk, says HIV charity

Pact marks 30th annual World AIDS Day by joining Undetectable = Untransmittable movement

U=U campaign endorsed by Toronto Public Health

BHIVA encourages universal promotion of Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U)

NIH Statement on World AIDS Day