AIDS 2016

The 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) took place in Durban, South Africa from 18 to 22 July 2016.

Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

More confidence on zero risk: still no transmissions seen from people with an undetectable viral load in PARTNER study

19 July 2016

Global health targets

Progress towards 90-90-90 targets is promising, but funding is the critical step, says UNAIDS leader

18 July 2016

Transgender people

New York clinic outlines how to improve uptake of PrEP by transgender people

19 September 2016

Cardiovascular disease

Managing non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV

13 September 2016

Global health targets

San Francisco reports new low in HIV infections and faster treatment, but disparities remain

5 September 2016

Vaginal rings & topical PrEP

Vaginal ring for HIV prevention effective and acceptable

2 September 2016

PrEP programmes & uptake

Study looks at use of PrEP during pregnancy and breastfeeding

1 September 2016

The search for a cure

Realism needed about the benefits and risks of taking part in HIV cure studies

31 August 2016

PrEP science

US PrEP study achieves high levels of engagement and adherence among black men who have sex with men

27 August 2016

Prisoners

Neglect of infectious diseases in prisons highlighted at AIDS 2016

25 August 2016

TB treatment

New WHO algorithm to prevent TB deaths in very ill people with HIV

23 August 2016

Men who have sex with men (MSM)

How can clinical services engage men who have sex with men in Africa?

19 August 2016

Hepatitis B

Ongoing hepatitis B virus replication associated with higher mortality for people with HIV

16 August 2016

Vaginal rings & topical PrEP

Vaginal bacteria increase HIV susceptibility and may reduce PrEP effectiveness

15 August 2016

PrEP programmes & uptake

No new HIV infections seen in San Francisco's Strut PrEP programme

11 August 2016

Mental & emotional health problems

Efavirenz appears to be associated with elevated suicide risk in START trial

10 August 2016

Opportunistic infections

A detectable CMV viral load could signal a high risk of mortality in older individuals hospitalised with HIV-associated TB

9 August 2016

Opportunistic infections

Package of prophylaxis against infections reduces the risk of death for people starting HIV treatment very late

8 August 2016

Hepatitis C treatment

AbbVie 3D and 2D hepatitis C combos work well for people with HIV and HCV co-infection

5 August 2016

Starting treatment

START analysis looks at who benefits most from immediate HIV treatment

4 August 2016

TB diagnosis

Training community health workers to perform intensified TB case finding associated with a surge in TB diagnoses in a rural Malawi study

2 August 2016

The search for a cure

Searching for the next ‘Berlin patient’: doctors document bone-marrow recipients with HIV

1 August 2016

PrEP policies & guidelines

PrEP rollout recipients in France top 1000: full trial results report 97% effectiveness

29 July 2016

Experiences of stigma

Stigma persists in the undetectable era

28 July 2016

Improving HIV care

Reducing clinic visits can support retention in HIV care, African studies show

26 July 2016

TB treatment

High-dose rifampicin for TB treatment regimen may improve survival in people with low CD4 cell counts

26 July 2016

Treatment for women

Early HIV treatment: mothers say they need time to think

26 July 2016

Epidemiology

Mapping local HIV epidemics can help target resources to areas with the greatest need

26 July 2016

Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Women with HIV have higher risk of loss to follow-up and death after delivery

26 July 2016

Retention & linkage to care

Phone and home visit follow-up and appointment trackers improve retention in HIV care for pregnant women and new mothers

26 July 2016

New & experimental HIV treatments

Once-daily raltegravir works as well as twice-daily for initial HIV treatment

26 July 2016

PrEP science

Bone loss partially recovers after stopping PrEP, twice-yearly kidney monitoring is enough for most

26 July 2016

New & experimental HIV treatments

Dolutegravir plus lamivudine dual therapy works well as initial HIV treatment

25 July 2016

Self-testing & home testing

Access to HIV home tests doubles the frequency of HIV testing in Australian gay men

24 July 2016

Global health targets

'Test and treat': large study fails to show an impact on new HIV infections

23 July 2016

Global health targets

Earlier HIV treatment is not over-burdening health services

22 July 2016

New & experimental HIV treatments

Long-acting injectable drugs work well for HIV maintenance therapy

22 July 2016

Viral load

Viral load pilot study shows roll-out will depend on an educated workforce

22 July 2016

Self-testing & home testing

World’s largest study of HIV self-testing gets off the ground

22 July 2016

PrEP programmes & uptake

Australia adopts ambitious plan to use PrEP to ‘virtually eliminate’ HIV by 2020

21 July 2016

Self-testing & home testing

Market constraints and uncertainties may limit the scale-up of HIV self-testing

21 July 2016

Hepatitis C treatment

Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir shows high cure rate in HIV/HCV co-infection study

21 July 2016

Retention & linkage to care

Starting treatment on the day of HIV diagnosis improves retention and viral suppression, Haiti study shows

21 July 2016

PrEP science

PrEP can further reduce the risk of HIV infection after a partner starts treatment

21 July 2016

PrEP programmes & uptake

Young gay men can do well on PrEP, but may need more support

21 July 2016

Global health targets

SEARCH study exceeds 90-90-90 targets after 2 years of 'test and treat' for HIV in rural East Africa

20 July 2016

Pregnancy and vertical transmission

South Africa has driven mother-to-child HIV transmission down to 4%

20 July 2016

The search for a cure

HIV will only be cured with combinations too, conference delegates hear

20 July 2016

Global health targets

Progress towards 90-90-90 targets in southern Africa: find the men!

20 July 2016

Retention & linkage to care

Far fewer people drop out of HIV care in South Africa than previously thought

20 July 2016

HIV & criminal law

HIV criminalisation on the rise, especially in sub-Saharan Africa

19 July 2016

HIV treatment for children & young people

New strategy aims to end AIDS in children by 2020

19 July 2016

The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

It’s all go for a new HIV vaccine efficacy trial this year

19 July 2016

Sex workers

Comprehensive services for sex workers reduce detectable viral load, but enhanced ARV services provide no extra benefit

19 July 2016

Young people

HIV treatment programmes need to prepare for the 'youth bulge', South African experience shows

19 July 2016

PrEP programmes & uptake

PrEP use exceeds 79,000 in US pharmacy survey, but some groups lagging behind

19 July 2016

Violence

Strong association between sexual violence and African women acquiring HIV in Europe

19 July 2016

Access to healthcare

Gains in curbing HIV epidemic could be lost without continued commitment, AIDS 2016 speakers say

19 July 2016

Global health initiatives

TB2016 demands a global commitment to end TB

19 July 2016

The search for a cure

Young women treated in very early HIV infection stay HIV negative and preserve immune function

18 July 2016

Drug-resistant TB

Shortened regimen for MDR-TB shows good results for children

18 July 2016

PrEP programmes & uptake

PrEP researchers now focusing on the best ways to get PrEP to people who need it

18 July 2016

Editors’ picks from other sources

HIV & criminal law

Analysis: How is Russia’s HIV-specific law being used to prosecute women living with HIV?

At AIDS 2016 in Durban last month, the HIV Justice Network revealed new data showing that Russia now tops the global HIV criminalisation league table. We found reports of at least 115 arrests, prosecutions and/or convictions in Russia during the 30-month period: April 2013 to October 2015. We have now collected eleven stories from the Russian media about women convicted under Article 122.

HIV Justice Network

5 Aug 16

Sexual transmission

How Three New studies Unravel South Africa's Patterns of HIV Transmission

Three studies conducted by the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (Caprisa) in rural and urban sub-districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province provide new insights into the engine that drives HIV transmission in the country. They also reveal a new way to tackle the problem of HIV. Caprisa’s director Professor Salim Abdool-Karim explains the latest findings.

The Good Men Project (blog)

27 Jul 16

Prisoners

Prisoners pose biggest risk for HIV infection rates in the EECA

Prisoners are likely to be the primary risk group for HIV infections in Eastern Europe in the next 15 years, researchers from the University of Bristol have found. Their study was published as part of series in the Lancet on HIV and related infections in prisoners, which was also presented at this month's International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa.

University of Bristol

26 Jul 16

Global health targets

Implementation of the 2016 Political Declaration on Ending AIDS discussed at International AIDS Conference

In June 2016, United Nations Member States committed to implementing a bold agenda to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS. The progressive, new and actionable Political Declaration includes a set of specific, time-bound targets and actions that must be achieved by 2020 to get on the Fast-Track and end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals.

UNAIDS

25 Jul 16

Access to healthcare

MSF Calls for Immediate Implementation of Quality HIV Care in Neglected Communities

Global HIV/AIDS leaders at the International AIDS Conference in Durban must develop and implement an action plan to address the critical lack of access to HIV treatment in countries in West and Central Africa where coverage remains below 30 percent, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Tuesday.

MSF

21 Jul 16