In U=U, a chat with Dr Naomi Sutton, Dr Michael Brady tells us about the life-changing message of U=U, or Undetectable = Untransmittable. He helps listeners understand viral loads, their impact on virus delves into the relationship between viral load and HIV transmission, and the impact HIV treatment has on both. Michael and Naomi take a deep-dive into the examines the decades of evidence and clinical studies supporting U=U, and what this means for people living with HIV. Michael emphasises the importance of passing on the message and how it can encourage people to seek testing and treatment opportunities by fighting fear and stigma with the ambition of Getting to Zero.

“A lot of what continues to drive the stigma around HIV, whether that's internally or externally, is the fear of transmission and the "I don't want to pass it on to anybody else. I don't want anyone else to have what I have." So to be able to tell people with confidence that that will never happen is hugely destigmatising. It completely takes away the fear and the shame around sex."

Resources:

Terrence Higgins Trust, Can’t Pass It On training

Prevention Access U=U Resource Center