Treatment as Prevention¨

The Black AIDS Institute’s Heroes in the Struggle Gala and Award Celebration honors, in a star-studded event and photographic tribute, individuals who, over the past year, have made a heroic contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Below, one in a series profiling the 2016 honorees. Marc Meachem is committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS, especially

New national statistics released from the Australasian Sexual Health and HIV & AIDS Conferences reveal that HIV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is at an all time high, with 2015 seeing the highest number diagnosed with HIV since 1992. The rate of HIV notification among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is now

Data from the last ten years of the Australian Gay Community Periodic Surveys shows a steady decline in consistent condom use, with more gay men attempting to minimise their risk by serosorting or by having an undetectable viral load. While HIV-positive men appear to be increasingly confident in their low risk of HIV transmission, it

Argentino radicado en Canadá, es una eminencia en las investigaciones sobre el VIH/sida, y sus iniciativas han sido implementadas por la OMS y muchos países. Varios fueron los obstáculos: “Mi vida está llena de conflictos”, admite el hombre que sacudió al establishment de la salud “Cuando vos me planteás un problema, lo quieras o no,

Being diagnosed with HIV is a confronting experience. However the stigma associated with HIV infection – a hangover from its social and medical history – is responsible for an exaggerated perception of transmission risk through sex, and the harms of living with HIV infection. In our consensus statement published this week in the Medical Journal

Our Samantha reports on a recent encounter with Canada’s leading expert on the impact of antiretroviral therapy, who confirms the Undetectable = Uninfectious message that people living with HIV have been waiting for I was recently present at McGill University in Montreal to hear Dr Julio Montaner speak about Treatment as Prevention (TasP). For those

Being diagnosed with HIV is a confronting experience. However the stigma associated with HIV infection – a hangover from its social and medical history – is responsible for an exaggerated perception of transmission risk through sex, and the harms of living with HIV infection. In our consensus statement published this week in the Medical Journal

We have the pills, the prevention plan and the strategy to prevent infections – so what’s stopping us? I was on PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), the daily anti-HIV pill, for about a year and a half before I had to stop because I lost my private health insurance. My lack of access made me feel much

Vancouver is privileged to house some of the world’s brightest minds, and it’s enlightening to see these leaders not only continually excel in their careers, but also elevate Canada’s stature in the global knowledge economy. Dr. Julio Montaner is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Head of the UBC Division of AIDS, as