A Long Road Forward
In those days, learning that you had contracted the ‘AIDS virus’ meant getting a death sentence.
In those days, learning that you had contracted the ‘AIDS virus’ meant getting a death sentence.
The Swiss Statement - the ‘shot heard round the HIV world’ and the harbinger of a new era of prevention.
The decision of when to start on anti-retroviral treatment for me was a no brainer and also taken out of my hands.
I know of more than one young heterosexual woman who on asking their GP for an HIV test was told “oh you don’t need that” or “why?”
Adrian shares what worked for him, and still works as a reminder about taking medication.
Treatment as Prevention (or TasP) is used by people living with HIV to live healthier lives and reduce transmission of the virus.
The intersection of HIV and sex work is a place of great stigma and discrimination, a place of great responsibility and a place of learning and love.
Today, 1 December, diverse cultures from around the world will come together for World AIDS Day to show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died.
HIV is manageable and it must be acknowledged that living with HIV in 2014 is very different to what it was like in the 1980s.
Handling your HIV+ and injecting can have its problems but Cyrano handles it as it needs be.