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July 22, 2018

Science Validates Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV Prevention Message

People living with HIV whose virus is completely, durably suppressed by treatment will not sexually transmit the virus to an HIV-negative partner, according to NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Over the past two years, a grassroots movement has emerged to promote the value of HIV treatment as prevention through the “Undetectable = Untransmittable” campaign, …

July 13, 2018

U=U gains support at the highest level

Today, the statement released by the World Health Organization WHO | Viral suppression for HIV treatment success and prevention of sexual transmission of HIV could not be clearer, “The science related to the use of ART as an additional prevention tool is clear: there is no evidence that individuals who have successfully achieved and maintained viral suppression …

July 11, 2018

Does U=U for breastfeeding mothers and infants? Researchers highlight unanswered questions

“Research is urgently needed to provide clear recommendations on breastfeeding to mothers with HIV who have an undetectable viral load on antiretroviral treatment, a group of researchers say in the journal The Lancet HIV.” Read more at NAM aidsmap.

July 9, 2018

Ottawa Capital Pride is proud to support the U=U Campaign

Ottawa Capital Pride has officially signed onto the #UequalsU Campaign. “Capital Pride is proud to support Undetectable equals Untransmittable Campaign and add our name to the U=U Consensus Statement… A groundswell of research confirms that when a person living with HIV is on effective treatment, it will reduce the level of HIV to “undetectable” levels …

June 27, 2018

National HIV Testing Day — tests are lagging and the end of the epidemic is far away

Melanie Thompson, M.D., chair of the HIV Medicine Association, agrees with #UequalsU, “For those diagnosed with HIV, linkage to care and continuous access to HIV medications can lead to a “near normal lifespan, eliminate progression to AIDS, and suppress the virus to “undetectable” levels thus eliminating HIV transmission to others.” Read and learn more at The Hill.

June 25, 2018

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research: U=U is a game changer!

In a letter issued today, Dr. Maureen M. Goodenow, director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research, explained “U=U is a game changer because it transforms the social, sexual, and reproductive lives of PWH. It enables PWH and their partners to be in a relationship without fear of transmitting HIV. PWH report no longer feeling …

June 18, 2018

U=U. Period.

Ben Plumley writes about U=U as “a technological advance, backed up with unequivocal data, for which greater enthusiasm is rightly demanded.” “More than the prosaic ‘treatment as prevention’, U=U pries open a whole new world of possibilities that have been denied to people with HIV: To hook up; to have enriching relationships; to have kids; to …

June 16, 2018

Hennepin County says end to HIV epidemic is in sight

Hennepin County became the fourth county in the country today to join an international campaign that changes how public health officials respond to HIV prevention and care. The announcement corresponds with AIDS Action Day at Minnesota’s capitol. Maxon said it’s hard to understate how important the U=U stance is for the effort to end HIV. …

Latest News

Science Validates Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV Prevention Message

U=U gains support at the highest level

Does U=U for breastfeeding mothers and infants? Researchers highlight unanswered questions

Ottawa Capital Pride is proud to support the U=U Campaign

National HIV Testing Day — tests are lagging and the end of the epidemic is far away

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research: U=U is a game changer!

U=U. Period.

Hennepin County says end to HIV epidemic is in sight