News – Page 26 – Prevention Access Campaign

April 12, 2018

Nashville Tennessee Joins U=U

The Metropolitan Board of Health of Nashville and Davidson County adopted a resolution which (1) “endorses the Prevention Access Campaign’s Consensus Statement including its U=U message;” and (2) “urges the Metro Health Department and its partners to spread the U=U message broadly and to integrate it in client education, especially to people living with HIV …

April 11, 2018

The UK National Health Service (NHS) confirms U=U

In a historic shift in messaging about HIV transmission risk, the UK National Health Service (NHS) updated their sexual health information to include U=U and to source the campaign’s lead partner NAM aidsmap’s U=U consensus statement. “When someone with HIV takes effective treatment it reduces their viral load to undetectable levels. This means the level of HIV virus …

April 9, 2018

“Even with PrEP, HIV stigma & discrimination is still a thing”

“PrEP is touted as bridging the serostatus divide. It’s heralded as one solution to HIV stigma and discrimination. HIV-negative people have a nearly 100% effective way (under their own control) to remain HIV-negative. When combined with treatment as prevention—when people living with HIV take HIV medications and remain virally suppressed—the risk of HIV transmission is in …

April 6, 2018

What is HIV – and everything else you need to know

Debbie Laycock, head of HIV and sexual health policy for Terrence Higgins Trust in the U.K, explains there any many harmful myths that couldn’t be more wrong about HIV, and what you actually need to know about HIV: “HIV treatment works by reducing the amount of virus in the blood to undetectable levels, which protects the immune …

April 2, 2018

The New Zealand Prime Minister Supports U=U

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern supports U=U as a priority in New Zealand to reduce transmission rates: “Recently there have been some big milestones in the fight against HIV. The first is the scientific evidence that people who are living with HIV and have been successfully treated cannot pass HIV on to their partners. UNAIDS …

March 29, 2018

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Endorses U=U

We are thrilled that the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) issued a powerful statement endorsing U=U and issuing a call to action including: “Support the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) campaign, which aims to raise awareness about the effectiveness of HIV treatment and destigmatize HIV.” “Launched in 2016 by Prevention Access, the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) …

March 16, 2018

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: Undetectable=Untransmittable: Effective HIV Treatment Prevents HIV Transmission

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, the largest single provider of medical care to people with HIV in the United States, created a U=U resource on their website for providers. “The [CDC] statement recognizes the reality that Undetectable equals Untransmittable, or U=U. This enormously important CDC declaration will hopefully enable HIV-positive persons and their HIV-negative …

March 6, 2018

U.S. National Institutes of Health says “No Risk” from HIV in the Semen When Virally Supressed

“Can I Be Infected by HIV RNA or DNA Reportedly Found in the Semen or Testes of a Virally Suppressed Person?” “No. Because effective antiretroviral therapy does not eradicate HIV from the body’s tissues, it is expected that HIV genetic material will be present in tissues and bodily fluids such as semen, even in people …

Latest News

Nashville Tennessee Joins U=U

The UK National Health Service (NHS) confirms U=U

“Even with PrEP, HIV stigma & discrimination is still a thing”

What is HIV – and everything else you need to know

The New Zealand Prime Minister Supports U=U

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Endorses U=U

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: Undetectable=Untransmittable: Effective HIV Treatment Prevents HIV Transmission

U.S. National Institutes of Health says “No Risk” from HIV in the Semen When Virally Supressed