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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. …

February 13, 2018

Love Positive Women: why a fulfilling sexual life with HIV matters

Allison Carter, Jessica Lynn Whitbread and Angela Kaida write about LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN (LPW), a project that uses social media to link local grassroots gestures of love. Using Valentine’s Day as a backdrop, LPW creates a platform for individuals and communities to engage in public and private acts of love and caring for women living with HIV. Going beyond …

February 11, 2018

AJ+ on Sex after HIV

Mariana is living with HIV, but doctors say she can’t transmit it to her husband. Here’s their story. Watch the video in Spanish with English subtitles here, and in Spanish here.

February 8, 2018

Pregnancy and infant feeding: Can we say U=U about the risk of passing HIV to an infant?

Camille Arkell answers the question: Can an undetectable viral load eliminate the risk of passing HIV to an infant? This article examines what we know about the risk of passing HIV through pregnancy, childbirth and infant feeding. Read more at CATIE.

February 2, 2018

U=U Front and Center at CATIE Forum

The CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network reports: “At CATIE’s Forum held in Toronto in November 2017, the community led campaign of U=U, or undetectable equals untransmittable, was presented to a large Canadian audience of community and front-line service providers. Bruce Richman, executive director of the Prevention Access Campaign, spoke about the U=U movement that has …

February 1, 2018

Trump must take action to help America fight against HIV/AIDS

David Furnish, Chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, acknowledges the work of the U=U community in this strong opinion piece in The Hill: “The Centers for Disease Control, after months of tireless campaigning by activists, is helping to spread the truth that HIV positive individuals with an undetectable viral load cannot transmit the disease …

Latest News

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

Love Positive Women: why a fulfilling sexual life with HIV matters

AJ+ on Sex after HIV

Pregnancy and infant feeding: Can we say U=U about the risk of passing HIV to an infant?

U=U Front and Center at CATIE Forum

Trump must take action to help America fight against HIV/AIDS