Tag: antiretroviral therapy (ART)

5 December 2023

Government Backs Proposed Legal Reforms To Protect People Living With HIV From Workplace Discrimination

At the Red Ribbon Gala, the government says it supports the Malaysian AIDS Foundation's work with the Human Resources Ministry to amend the Employment Act and the Industrial Relations Act to protect people living with HIV from workplace discrimination.

4 December 2023

World

Why A Cure For HIV Remains Elusive

Advances in cancer treatment, gene editing, and mRNA technology are helping researchers in their pursuit of an HIV cure.

1 December 2023

World

Why Stigma Remains The Biggest Challenge In The Fight Against HIV

HIV care and treatment have made huge advancements, but stigma remains a major obstacle.

24 July 2023

World

WHO: People With Undetectable HIV Viral Load Can’t Infect Sexual Partners

WHO has released new game-changing scientific guidance on HIV: people living with HIV who achieve an undetectable viral load by consistent use of antiretroviral therapy don't transmit HIV to their sexual partners (undetectable = untransmittable, or U=U).

8 August 2022

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Fauci: Can’t Call ‘Timeout’ On HIV Pandemic Despite Covid, Monkeypox

About 9.7 million people living with HIV globally are still not on antiretroviral therapy (ART); those who achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load by taking ART can’t sexually transmit HIV to others, or U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable).