HPSC - Weekly HIV & STIs Report – Week 2 - 2019
Latest data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre show 8 new cases for week 2 – 2019, with a total of 9 HIV notifications for 2019 to date.

Infectious Disease Notifications in Ireland, 2013 - 2018
HPSC, 11 January 2019
Provisional figures for infectious disease statistics for Ireland from 2013 to 2018.

PreP Impact trial to double in size
PharmaTimes, 14 January 2019
Implementation of the PrEP Impact trial - launched in October 2017 - has been a huge success with over 10,000 participants already enrolled. NHS England says it is now planning to commit to fund additional places in line with existing trial funding arrangements. Council chiefs welcome decision to expand PrEP trial
Local Gov, 14 January 2019

A call to action for effective responses to problematic chemsex
A position paper from organisers and participants of the 2nd European Chemsex Forum - Berlin, 22-24 March 2018.

Chemsex First Aid Is Part of Queer Men’s Long History of Activism
Filter, 15 January 2019
Two London sexual health professionals have written Chemsex First Aid, a detailed guide explaining “how to react when things go wrong in a chemsex session.”

HIV Status May be Misreported by People Who Inject Drugs
MD Magazine, 14 January 2019
A team of investigators from the United States, Ukraine, and Indonesia has checked whether people who inject drugs accurately self-reported HIV and antiretroviral drug status when entering an HIV prevention study.

The science is clear: with HIV, undetectable equals untransmittable
National Institutes of Health, 10 January 2019
NIH officials discuss scientific evidence and principles underlying the U=U concept.

Every HIV diagnosis is preventable: PrEP needs to be made routinely available on the NHS
Gay Times, 18 January 2019
HIV activist and writer Philip Baldwin talk about his life as an HIV positive person and urges UK health services to implement and support PrEP.

Half of Malaysian doctors admit to some discrimination against patients with HIV
Aidsmap, 16 January 2019
According to a survey published in the AIDS and Behavior medical journal, over half of doctors at two of Malaysia’s leading medical universities expressed some intention to discriminate against patients with HIV.

Kenya: Sacked Magistrate Sues Over HIV Status, Wants to Be Reinstated
A former magistrate who was relieved of her duties after disclosing her HIV status is now seeking reinstatement with full benefits.

Co-infection with HIV and HCV does not increase the risk of end-stage liver disease or liver cancer
Aidsmap, 14 January 2019
People with HIV and hepatitis C are no longer at higher risk of end-stage liver disease than people with hepatitis C alone, and the trend is probably associated with the improved effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment.

Tips on Taking Your HIV Medication Every Day
The Body, 12 December 2018
HIV treatment involves taking HIV medication every day, exactly as prescribed to lower the amount of HIV in your blood. Here are some tips that may help you take every dose of your HIV medication, every day.

Even When Well Treated, HIV Is Linked to Advanced Aging
POZ, 17 January 2019
People living with well-treated HIV may still experience faster biological ageing than HIV negative people. Researchers have analysed 10 biomarkers associated with biological ageing among a group of HIV-positive and -negative Europeans.

Prescribed Opioid Use in Patients with HIV Tied to Elevated Pneumonia Risk
Contagion Live, 15 January 2019
A new study led by Yale School of Medicine investigators has found that individuals with HIV who take prescription opioids for pain have an increased risk for developing community-acquired pneumonia.

Potential drug interactions among people with HIV taking statins
Aidsmap, 9 January 2019
Drug interactions remain a problem for people living with HIV who are treated for other illnesses.

HIV and schistosomiasis programmes should be combined to reduce the spread of HIV
Aidsmap, 15 January 2019
Retrospective research involving over 1000 HIV-serodiscordant couples in Zambia showed that infection with schistosomiasis was associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission from HIV-positive to HIV-negative partners, an increased risk of HIV acquisition among women, and an increased risk of death for HIV-positive women.

Study: 14% of transgender women, 3% of transgender men have HIV
Healio, 14 January 2019
Based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of available data, researchers calculated that around 14% of transgender women and 3% of transgender men in the United States have HIV.

New resource-based approach to improve HIV care in low- and middle-income countries
News Medical, 18 January 2019
A practical resource-based public health approach for the rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected individuals living in low- and middle-income countries could save thousands of lives

Ten threats to global health in 2019
WHO, 15 January 2019
The World Health Organization has started a 5-year strategic plan focused on global health. Here are 10 of the many issues that will demand attention from WHO and health partners in 2019.

UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO urge countries in western and central Africa to step up the pace in the response to HIV for children and adolescents
UNAIDS, 16 January 2019
UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO have urged countries in western and central Africa to do more to stop new HIV infections among children and adolescents and increase HIV testing and treatment coverage.

With Florida’s high HIV infection rate, the state should become a leader in prevention
Miami Herald, 2 January 2019
According to CDC figures, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area had the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the US for 2017.


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Human Rights and Equality Commission Concerned About Threat to Active Civil Society from Current Legislation
IHREC, 14 January 2019
The State must avoid undue restrictions on civil society organisations engaging in legitimate advocacy, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has stated in a policy statement issued directly to Minister Eoghan Murphy T.D., Minister of State John Paul Phelan T.D. and Oireachtas Members.