NZAFs thirtieth year has been marked by a heady mix: science, the reach of the internet, and the power of human interactions have combined in our on-going response to HIV.
An unprecedented amount of new science has emerged which has given greater focus to the need to increase testing and to create immediate access to medications for people living with HIV. The START trial has shown that this has major health benefits for the individual and the PARTNER Study confirmed that medication’s effect on supressed viral load has a significant prevention benefit.
The IPERGAY and PROUD study results showed that PrEP could also be an effective targeted prevention tool. However, alongside these new developments UN AIDS and the World Health Organisation have strongly reaffirmed the centrality of condoms to prevention, reminding us that 50 million infections have been prevented by their use. NZAF has assimilated all of this into its work with a balanced approach that combines the new with the tried and true.
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