July 27, 2016


 
Prince Harry, Elton John, Charlize Theron, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba (pictured), Bill Gates - royalty, celebrities, religious leaders and philanthropists joined scientists, politicians, health workers, and activists - all of whom include people of faith - at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban

Star Power Shines Light On AIDS Epidemic

At a time when "AIDS fatigue" deepens, affecting funding, awareness and capacity to respond, the stars help to put a media spotlight on the many challenges and injustices that remain. |  more

 
   


  
Sharon Mthembu

Dr. Amy Lansky

 Breastfeeding regimen

Drug abuse and HIV
Talking About Sex and HIV Across  ...
"We ask you to address us on sexuality without condemnation or judgement. Please do not use scripture to judge us or moralise everything," | more














 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     



White House's Dr. Lansky Shares 
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As the third full day of the 2016 International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) came to a close in Durban, South Africa, we had an opportunity to speak |  more





 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

HIV Therapy for Breastfeeding ...
For HIV-infected mothers whose immune system is in good health, taking a three-drug antiretroviral regimen during breastfeeding essentially | 
                       
 



 






 

 
 

Opioids by Injection May Drive HIV  
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WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. prescription drug abuse epidemic has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks in rural and | 


WHAT WE'RE READING
A cross-section of articles we've read this week about HIV/AIDS, STIs and a wide cross-section of structural and systemic factors impacting HIV/AIDS in Black communities.

Prevention

Every night at 8 p.m., 18-year-old Catherine Msimango takes a pill.

It's the same pill that people with HIV take to fight the virus. Only she doesn't have HIV.

Science

Odds of seeing a transmission now even lower, but more data still needed on gay men, say researchers.

Testing & Diagnostics

Durban (CNN)A vaccine against HIV will be trialed in South Africa later this year after meeting the criteria needed to prove it could help fight the epidemic in Africa.

Treatment

Previous research has considerably over-estimated the number of people living with HIV who stop attending medical facilities, the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban was told yesterday.

Teenage men who have sex with men (MSM) adhered well to the daily regimen of Truvada (tenofovir/emtricitabine) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) when monitored monthly in a recent study, but their adherence declined when switched to quarterly monitoring. They ultimately contracted HIV at a high rate.

Miscellaneous

CLEVELAND - Amid attacks on Hillary Clinton's character and calls for her incarceration, Republicans on the second night of the GOP national convention subtly sought to obtain LGBT support to further their goals.

Twenty years ago, when someone acquired HIV, they would, on average, not live more than 12 years. Today, a young person who becomes infected in the developed world can expect to have a near-normal lifespan with access to lifelong, uninterrupted HIV treatment. Globally, the HIV/AIDS community has worked hard to realise the Sustainable Development Goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. One crucial part of this plan is bringing HIV treatment to all who need it. The 90-90-90 concept is one part of this plan. Ahead of the 21st International AIDS Conference, ProfessorGlenda Gray, President of the South African Medical Research Council, explains the importance of 90-90-90 and why there is so much talk around it.

The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) gives aid disproportionately to countries with epidemics generalized among risk groups compared with those with epidemics concentrated among men who have sex with men (MSM) or injection drug users (IDUs). Investigators followed up previous research that made the same finding about PEPFAR spending during 2009 to 2010, basing their new analysis on 19 nations and four regions with available data on MSM and IDUs. They presented their findings at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa (AIDS 2016).

Mass imprisonment of drug users worldwide, as well as a scarcity of harm reduction programs, contributes to the spread of HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV) and tuberculosis (TB). Publishing their findings in a series of six papers in The Lancet, researchers examined how imprisonment affects these four epidemics.

In This Issue
Phill Wilson
There have been so many things going on the last few weeks that I don't know where to start. As you know if you've been following the Black AIDS Weekly, we just spent a week at the 21st International AIDS Conference. And no matter how |  more
AIDS 2016 Update

Los Angeles, CA | Aug 5

Atlanta, GA | Aug 17

Charlotte, NC |  Sep 23


Broward, FL | Oct 3

Baltimore, MD | Oct 4

Jackson, MS | Oct 27

For AIDS 2016 Update questions, contact 
Erica Lillquist at  [email protected].

Events

Watts, CA Community Wellness Day | July 30
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WEEKLY

PHILL WILSON 

Publisher

 

HILARY BEARD 

Editor-in-Chief

 

TERESA RIDLEY 

Copy Editor

 

GERALD GARTH

Outreach and Communications
 Coordinator

 

NAOMI BLACK

Programs Specialist

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