End isolation. End stigma. End HIV transmission. World AIDS Day is approaching this Friday, December 1, and this year’s theme is #LetsEndIt. What is World AIDS Day? World AIDS Day is a global health day that takes place every year on December 1. According to the National AIDS Trust, it’s an “opportunity for people worldwide…
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AMSA Applauds CDC Letter Affirming “Undetectable Equals Untransmittable” for People Living with HIV
By: AMSA’s AIDS Advocacy Network In a landmark letter from Dr. Eugene McCray, MD, Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) have affirmed what many in the HIV community have long known is supported by evidence– that people living with HIV whose viral load is undetectable while…
Out Loud–Raising our Voices for Access to Medicine
By Sherie Newcomb The day prior to the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) protest in Washington, D.C., I had rehearsed in my head the way I anticipated the day and the votes would unfold. The day of the event I met with another AMSA activist and traveled by train to meet with other global advocates from…