News – Page 27 – Prevention Access Campaign

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 …

March 3, 2018

BET features Roscoe Boyd and ‘U=U’

The U.S. based Black Entertainment Television (BET) prominently featured founding U=U Steering Committee member Roscoe Boyd and the U=U campaign. Watch the show at BET.

March 3, 2018

Groundbreaking Australian grassroots organizing brings U=U nationwide

Nic Holas, co-founder of TIM, The Institute of Many. the largest grassroots organization of people living with HIV, smashes ignorance around HIV. TIM and Dynamix International are leading the country with Australia’s first national groundbreaking U=U campaign. Listen in on the conversation on Saturday Magazine’s JOY radio. Check out the gorgeous TIM and Dynamix International U=U campaign here.

March 1, 2018

Communicate ‘Undetectable Equals Untransmittable’ clearly and without reservation throughout the community

“Our national HIV Futures study shows that HIV stigma and the fear of transmission still impacts heavily on people living with HIV” said Dr Power of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society. “U=U has enormous implications for people living with HIV, their partners and communities, and the entire response to HIV”. “Our work …

February 28, 2018

A global first: PEPFAR supports Vietnamese K=K (U=U) Initiative

From John Blandford, CDC Hanoi: “PEPFAR Vietnam, joined by its national Vietnam government, civil society and multilateral partners just completed an intensive but highly successful PEPFAR 2018 planning meeting in Johannesburg.” “PEPFAR’s U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Deborah Birx called out the Vietnam national HIV response as the first of PEPFAR-supported programs to embrace U=U …

February 26, 2018

Black HIV infections cut almost in half in Illinois

We’re extremely proud of the pioneers at #UequalsU partner Illinois Department of Public Health for fighting transmission rates, especially among young black men, by taking action as part of their Getting To Zero framework to eliminate HIV in Illinois. A key component of the plan is: “Promoting Undetectable = Untransmittable, which confirms the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s declaration …

February 24, 2018

Youth Stop AIDS: the 2018 speaker tour comes to Edinburgh University

Youth Stop AIDS hosted the Edinburgh, Scotland leg of their marathon 2018 speaker tour. The event is primarily one of storytelling, with three young people living with HIV recounting their experiences – from diagnosis, to crisis, to reclaiming their lives. Michael, from Glasgow, emphasised the dangers of ignorance, but also highlighted the power of information. …

Latest News

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

BET features Roscoe Boyd and ‘U=U’

Groundbreaking Australian grassroots organizing brings U=U nationwide

Communicate ‘Undetectable Equals Untransmittable’ clearly and without reservation throughout the community

A global first: PEPFAR supports Vietnamese K=K (U=U) Initiative

Black HIV infections cut almost in half in Illinois

Youth Stop AIDS: the 2018 speaker tour comes to Edinburgh University