Results of the study of the innovative treatment of HIV prevents the transmission of HIV Confirmation

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UNAIDS and WHO recommends that couples make informed decisions on evidence that the combination of HIV prevention options is best for them. UNAIDS calls for preventive treatment is one of the options available for couples. The new WHO guidelines will help countries in July make it a reality for those who choose to use this option to news of HIV prevention. The guidelines include specific recommendations on increasing access to HIV testing and counseling and the use of antiretroviral therapy in discordant couples.The results announced today by the U.S. National Institutes of Health show that if a HIV positive person adheres to a plan of effective antiretroviral therapy, the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners not infected can be reduced by 96percent.

This revolution is a serious turning point and guide the prevention revolution forward. It makes the process a new option of priority prevention, said Michel Sidibe, executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) . Now we have to ensure that couples have a chance choice of therapy for the prevention and access to it.

To increase access to treatment options for prevention, treatment began 2.0 must be implemented urgently to innovate, simplify, reduce costs and mobilize the community through HIV testing and counseling and treatment.

People with HIV can now, with dignity and confidence, take additional measures to protect their families against HIV, said Sidibé.

It is estimated that only about half of the 33 million people living with HIV know their status. An increase in the use of screening for HIV would have a significant impact on the response, especially if several people access to care in the light of new discoveries.

The availability of treatment for the prevention not only allow people to get tested for HIV, but also to disclose their HIV status, discuss HIV prevention options with their partners and access vital services against ‘HIV. It will also contribute significantly to reducing the stigma and discrimination that surrounds HIV.

This is an important development, because we know that sexual transmission accounts for about 80percent of new infections, said Margaret Chan, Director-General. The results of this study reinforce and support the new direction that the WHO public in July to help people living with HIV to protect their partners.

No method is completely protective against HIV. Preventive treatment should be used in combination with other HIV prevention options. These include correct and consistent use of male and female condoms, waiting longer before having sex for the first time, have fewer partners, male circumcision, and avoiding penetrative sex. The significance of the results made therapy for the prevention company in the package of HIV prevention.

UNAIDS convened a meeting of members to further discuss this new development and its implications for the AIDS response. This approach is based on a series of expert consultations were organized by UNAIDS and WHO treatment and prevention in the last two years.

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