A cure for HIV: Are we getting any closer?

By Spotlight, July 12, 2016

Posted in: HIV, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives, Spotlight

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has revolutionised the lives of people living with HIV and in many countries, life expectancy for someone living with HIV is now almost the same as someone not living with HIV. But ART is not a cure, write Dr Thomas A. Rasmussen and Professor Sharon R. Lewin. A full version of the special edition of Spotlight will be released during the International AIDS Conference in Durban which starts on 17 July. This is an article which will be published in Spotlight.

Dear Nkosi Johnson, it has been 15 years since you exhaled for the last time

By Spotlight, July 11, 2016

Posted in: Editorial, HIV, Latest, Perspectives, Spotlight

A full version of the special edition of Spotlight will be released during the International AIDS Conference in Durban which starts on 17 July. This is an article which will be published in Spotlight.

Is HIV elimination a pipe dream?

By Spotlight, July 7, 2016

Posted in: HIV, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives

A number of UNAIDS publications have promoted the idea that it is possible to “end the AIDS epidemic by 2030”. There are several encouraging signs to suggest that this may be true. It is now well-established that patients who are on antiretroviral treatment (ART) and with suppressed viral loads are virtually non-infectious, writes Dr Leigh Johnson. A full version of the special edition of Spotlight will be released during the International AIDS Conference in Durban which starts on 17 July. This is an article which will be published in Spotlight.