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November 29, 2017

NYC Releases New U=U Resources for Providers and the Public

Today, NYC, the first jurisdiction to join the U=U campaign in August of 2016, released new online U=U resources for providers and the public. Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Disease Control at the Health Department in New York City: “New York City is proud to be the first domestic jurisdiction to support the evidence-based statement …

November 29, 2017

Hornet Joins Undetectable = Untransmittable Campaign to Fight HIV Stigma

“We are very excited about this partnership with U=U. We’ve been committed to creating an online space that is free of stigma and discrimination. U=U has been a grassroots movement that has advanced basic principles of science while empowering people living with HIV and we are happy we can be a part of that. I’ve …

November 29, 2017

Denver Public Health Joins “Undetectable = Untransmittable” Movement in Recognition of World AIDS Day

Just before World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), Denver Public Health added their support to the Prevention Access Campaign’s Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) movement, an initiative acknowledging the fact that people living with HIV on effective treatment do not sexually transmit HIV. “Most people, including many people who are living with HIV, do not know that …

November 24, 2017

‘I don’t feel like I’m a threat anymore.’ New HIV Guidelines are Changing Lives.

The Washington Post calls U=U, “the campaign credited with beginning to change public perception of HIV transmissibility.” Brigitte Charbonneau, Chris Kimmenez, Mark S. King, and Jennifer Vaughan share their stories on the front page of The Washington Post about how U=U has changed their lives. Brigitte: “I thought, ‘My God, I’ve been living with my man …

November 22, 2017

U=U Warriors Talking

Here’s the inside scoop on both the rewards and the challenges of working on a campaign led by people living with HIV which is changing how we think about living with HIV. Read what U=U activists Bob Leahy, Maria Mejia, and Bruce Richman have to say in this intimate conversation in PositiveLite.com

November 17, 2017

Matthew Hodson’s Exceptional Presentation to the British HIV Association

Matthew Hodson, Executive Director of NAM – aidsmap, delivers one of the best presentations we’ve seen about the science and history of U=U, and why it’s important to talk about it with patients in the public. Check out the video and downloadable slides of “Do You Speak U=U? Talking to Patients about Treatment as Prevention” at the British …

November 17, 2017

Public Health England Confirms U=U

A new Public Health England report confirms: “ART is now so effective that those who are treated and have an undetectable viral load (<200 copies) have levels of virus that are untransmissible, even if having sex without condoms.” “This is sometimes referred to as U=U (undetectable= untransmissible).” Read the full report here.

November 16, 2017

World AIDS Day: Clients Can Handle the Truth

“Thousands of HIV organizations around the world are adding a new message to their World AIDS Day campaigns this year, and it is turning decades of HIV prevention messaging on its head. ‘Undetectable equals untransmittable’, or U=U, is a grassroots movement led by people living with HIV and their allies, urging us all to communicate …

Latest News

NYC Releases New U=U Resources for Providers and the Public

Hornet Joins Undetectable = Untransmittable Campaign to Fight HIV Stigma

Denver Public Health Joins “Undetectable = Untransmittable” Movement in Recognition of World AIDS Day

‘I don’t feel like I’m a threat anymore.’ New HIV Guidelines are Changing Lives.

U=U Warriors Talking

Matthew Hodson’s Exceptional Presentation to the British HIV Association

Public Health England Confirms U=U

World AIDS Day: Clients Can Handle the Truth