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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 …

November 30, 2018

New Jersey Department of Health Signs on to U=U

“There are more than 37,000 residents in the state living with HIV and while we have made great progress in reducing the incidence of HIV, there is still so much more work to be done,” Gov. Phil Murphy said. “I am calling on all stakeholders to join the Department of Health to work strategically to …

November 29, 2018

New HIV diagnoses and infections continue to fall to record lows in New York City

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene told the Daily News that 2,157 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2017, down 5.4% from the 2,279 diagnosed in 2016, which was a record low that year…. Among those with HIV in the city, 93% know they have the virus, which means they can get treatment …

Latest News

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

New Jersey Department of Health Signs on to U=U

New HIV diagnoses and infections continue to fall to record lows in New York City