A BHIVA members' survey on U=U was undertaken in October 2018 which highlighted a need to ensure the U=U message is consistently integrated into clinical care, as recommended in the 2018 BHIVA standards of care for people living with HIV.

A dual antiretroviral regimen containing dolutegravir (Tivicay) and boosted darunavir (Prezista) maintains viral suppression in most people who switch from a suppressive three-drug regimen, according to an observational study presented at the recent IDWeek in San Francisco. However, two drugs may not be enough for ...

Policy-makers and stakeholders from the HIV and wider health policy community (patients, clinicians, academics and industry) met in Brussels for the second meeting of the “HIV Outcomes: Beyond viral suppression” multi-stakeholder initiative. The meeting focused on the need to: • improve long-term health outcomes among people living with ...

Eight infants who began antiretroviral therapy (ART) during the first year of life and maintained viral suppression for 7 years had no evidence of ongoing HIV replication or consequent viral evolution . The findings are important because low viral diversity in just-infected infants provides a ...

SEATTLE — Assessing multiple viral load (VL) values across time may better inform treatment response and potential for HIV transmission, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They presented new data at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI ...

SEATTLE — Integration of ART into maternal and child health services during the postnatal period leads to significant improvements in women’s participation in HIV care and resulting viral suppression, according to findings presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). “To understand the context ...

Providing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people who need it entails at least nine key steps, which can be conceived of as a PrEP continuum of care, according to an article published online ahead of print by Amy Nunn and colleagues in AIDS. This continuum can ...

Investigators claim VMMC scale-up plus 90-90-90 could end HIV, not just AIDS Scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in countries with a high HIV prevalence has the potential to reduce incidence of new infections over and above the level associated with attainment of the 90-90-90 ...

A CALL TO ACTION BY THE BEYOND VIRAL SUPPRESSION INITIATIVE Improving Outcomes for People Living with HIV This is a call to action for European governments, international organisations, patient organisations, and the wider health community to align on a new HIV policy agenda that addresses the crucial ...

Strengthened global political commitment to HIV prevention must be followed by strengthened financial commitment. The successes of the global AIDS response to date have been fuelled by extraordinary investment. The total amount of financial resources for AIDS responses in low- and middle-income countries reached an ...