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Issue 214: Winter 2013

Published: 14 February 2013

  • In this issue

    There’s an unusually diverse mix of topics in this issue of HTU. You might say they span the ‘before, during and after’ of the HIV diagnosis experience. The piece...

  • It's tough to make predictions

    “Generic HIV drugs 'less effective',” said the BBC headline. The article continued: “Any rise in the use of cheaper, non-branded HIV drugs could see more patients with treatment...

  • Tales of the late diagnosed

    Gus Cairns talks to four people who were diagnosed with HIV only just in time to save their lives – and the daughter of one who wasn’t. ...

  • PrEP wars: debating pre-exposure prophylaxis in the gay community

    Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was approved in the US in July, following trials showing its efficacy in preventing sexual transmission of HIV. But, as Gus Cairns finds out, it...

  • Finances for the over-50s

    Guest writer Emma Lunn investigates some of the financial options for people approaching retirement age....

  • News in brief

    Summaries of news from the last quarter. For full news reports and references to the original sources, visit www.aidsmap.com/news....

  • Treatment as prevention: Experts in the UK agree it works

    Roger Pebody summarises the statement released in January that should now guide how our doctors talk to us about treatment as prevention. ...

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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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