HIV & STDs

To prevent the spread of HIV by empowering HIV positive individuals to remain adherent to treatment

To encourage people living with HIV (PLWH) to pursue and maintain treatment, which can improve their health and eliminate the risk of them transmitting the virus to their sexual partners (Undetectable=Untransmittable); and to counter discrimination with facts (Treatment as Prevention etc.) and strategies for fostering positive connections with PLWH.

To update people’s understanding of HIV, making them more aware and better informed about the most effective strategies for preventing its spread – namely PrEP and Treatment as Prevention; and to make HIV-negative people in the County more sensitized to the unnecessary challenges faced by PLWH.

To increase awareness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an accessible, safe HIV prevention strategy

To encourage medical providers to learn more about HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and how beneficial it can be to their patients at risk for HIV

To highlight the importance of people living with HIV (PLWH) starting and maintaining treatment in order to reach untransmittable status so that they will not transmit the virus to their sexual partners; to educate people at a high risk of acquiring HIV through sexual activity

To prevent the spread of HIV by empowering HIV positive individuals to remain adherent to treatment

To raise awareness among healthcare providers about the benefits of prescribing Pre-exsposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and provide them with strategies to help patients remain adherent

To raise awareness about the Undetectable=Untransmittable movement; and its impact in preventing the spread of HIV by motivating positive HIV individuals to adhere to their medication regimen to achieve an undetectable status

To reduce syphilis prevalence through the promotion of condom use and routine testing (every three months) among men who have sex with men (MSM) at increased risk for acquiring syphilis, as well as improve knowledge of symptoms and treatment