U=U 2018: Celebrate, Activate and Implement!
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Description
The lives of people with HIV will never be the same. People worldwide are mobilizing to put an end to misinformation about HIV transmission by spreading the news that Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U). With research confirming that people on effective HIV treatment cannot pass on the virus to sexual partners, U=U has the power to transform HIV prevention and care and liberate people from stigma and fear.
The U=U Pre-Conference will bring global partners together for the first time to celebrate this message of freedom and hope. By learning about the latest science, messaging, and advocacy campaigns around the globe, participants will gain the tools to put these groundbreaking facts into action in their own communities.
Featured speakers to include:
Anthony Fauci, Director, U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Linda-Gail Bekker, President, International AIDS Society
Jesus Aguais, Founder and Executive Director, Aid for AIDS
Solange Baptiste, Executive Director, ITPC Global
Chris Beyrer, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Erika Castellanos, Executive Director, GATE
Demetre Daskalakis, Deputy Commissioner of Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Laurie Edmiston, Executive Director, CATIE
Micheal Ighodaro, Program Manager, AVAC
Charles King, President and CEO, Housing Works
Pietro Vernazza, Author, Swiss Statement; Executive Committee, PARTNER Study; Chief of Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantona Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Florence Thune, Director General, Sidaction
Come join a growing movement of over 700 organizations from nearly 100 countries! Together we will rewrite the HIV risk narrative and break the barriers that have held back people with HIV for too long.
Attendance is free for AIDS 2018 Delegates.
Organizer Prevention Access Campaign
Organizer of U=U 2018: Celebrate, Activate and Implement!
Evidence now confirms that a person with HIV on antiretroviral therapy with sustained viral load suppression (www.preventionaccess.org/community) to dismantle HIV stigma, liberate people with HIV from fear and shame of transmission, promote universal access to antiretroviral care, and incentivize treatment uptake and adherence.
Prevention Access Campaign is partnering with international organizations including AIDES, AIDS United, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, CATIE, Coalition PLUS, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, GATE, Gilead, Housing Works, ICASO, The International Community of Women Living with HIV, ITPC Global, NASTAD, Terrence Higgins Trust, and The Well Project to convene the U=U 2018 pre-conference.
