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August 5, 2017

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Dr Bilali Camara, UNAIDS Country Director for India: “When people living with HIV are under treatment, the level of virus circulating goes down and they cannot transmit the virus anymore to their unborn child, breastfeeding child or sexual partners.” Jyoti Dhawale Surve, U=U Steering Committee: “The campaign Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U),will be a shot in …

August 1, 2017

NO ORDINARY AFFAIR. IAS 2017 REPORT FROM PARIS, PART TWO: U=U MAKES A HUGE SPLASH

Bob Leahy describes the U=U community’s behind-the-scenes tension and excitement at International AIDS Society 2017 conference. “And then that same morning came cause for real celebration. The French group AIDES and Sidaction had arranged for the Mayor of Paris to meet with them at the France booth in the exhibition hall. I got there as cameras were …

July 28, 2017

Do you know U=U?

“Promoters of the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) message were out, proud and visible this year at the International AIDS Conference, spreading the message that people living with HIV with undetectable viral loads do not transmit HIV to partners.” “Numerous conference attendees could be seen sporting U=U t-shirts, and supporters of the campaign spoke at an …

July 25, 2017

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Confirms Undetectable = Unmeasurable Risk = Uninfectious

At the International AIDS Society “Undetectable = Untransmittable” press conference, Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said: “Scientists never like to use the word ‘Never’ of a possible risk.” “But I think in this case we can say that the risk of transmission from an HIV-positive person who takes …

July 25, 2017

More evidence treatment zeroes HIV transmission during sex while the world awaits a vaccine

“HIV experts emphasized this aspect of prevention, highlighting the “Undetectable equals Untransmissible” campaign, during a press conference at the international meeting. The campaign works to encourage people worldwide to stay on treatment by ensuring they understand that doing so could mean they cannot infect others. This message is not aligned with the status quo in terms …

July 24, 2017

UNAIDS Confirms U=U

At the UequalsU The Significance of Undetectable = Untransmittable press conference at the International AIDS Society 2017 conference, Dr. Luis Loures Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS confirmed that UNAIDS supports the U=U message. Also that day, UNAIDS released an updated explainer on Viral Suppression which states ‘In addition to the positive impact upon the health of people …

July 24, 2017

Planned Parenthood Joins Prevention Access Campaign’s U = U Consensus Statement

“Planned Parenthood agrees with the groundswell of research showing that successful, ongoing treatment of HIV reduces transmission risk to effectively zero,” said Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood Federation of America. “As HIV prevention and treatment advance and evolve, so must our patient care and education if we are to end the dual epidemics …

July 19, 2017

Washington, D.C. Department of Health Joins the U=U Campaign

“The enormous impact of this strategy is the reason Washington, D.C., now supports the Undetectable = Untransmittable, or U=U, campaign. Launched in early 2016 by the Prevention Access Campaign, U=U is a nationwide effort to spread the word about the effectiveness of treatment as prevention.” “In June 2017, the District of Columbia’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, …

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Positively Hopeful

NO ORDINARY AFFAIR. IAS 2017 REPORT FROM PARIS, PART TWO: U=U MAKES A HUGE SPLASH

Do you know U=U?

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Confirms Undetectable = Unmeasurable Risk = Uninfectious

More evidence treatment zeroes HIV transmission during sex while the world awaits a vaccine

UNAIDS Confirms U=U

Planned Parenthood Joins Prevention Access Campaign’s U = U Consensus Statement

Washington, D.C. Department of Health Joins the U=U Campaign