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[From HIVPlus,  March 26, 2019] “As Plus previously reported, a news story surfaced last week of a 27-year-old Australian man, Steven Spencer (above left), who claimed he acquired HIV while practicing PrEP as an on-demand strategy. We shared thoughts and reactions to the sparse details available about this event, but later realized we wanted to know more facts.

[From UNAIDS,  March 21, 2019] “Nigeria has adopted its Revised National HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework 2019–2021 to guide the country’s future response to HIV. It follows the results of a new survey that shows that HIV prevalence in the country stands at 1.4%. Previous estimates had indicated Nigeria’s HIV prevalence at 2.8%.” For more, click

[From The Body,  March 21, 2019] “Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was supposed to usher in an end to the HIV epidemic. Now, seven years after its approval, it’s clear that the once-daily pill has failed to reach the very patients who need it most. For veteran HIV researcher Michael Saag, M.D., with the University of Alabama at

[From HIV Plus,  March 20, 2019] “The first Americans may also be the most invisible Americans. A recent survey by Reclaiming Native Truth, an effort to dispel myths and misconceptions about Native Americans, found that 40 percent of Americans don’t think Natives still exist. While nearly 60 percent believe the U.S. is “guilty of committing genocide

[From HIV Plus,  March 19, 2019] “HIV-positive folks who are involved in HIV networks find support, purpose, strength to combat stigma, and a better quality of life. The Sero Project, a network of people with HIV and allies fighting for freedom from stigma and injustice, is particularly focused on ending inappropriate criminal prosecutions of people with