meds & you

Treatment as prevention
The idea of treating people with HIV across the board to reduce viral loads has gained support as a way to prevent transmission of HIV. Relay asked two of Canada’s foremost experts to describe the pros and cons of this approach.

By Dr. Mark Tyndall, Dr. Mark A. Wainberg

PRO: Dr. Mark Tyndall says treatment to prevent transmission is an important way forward
CON: Dr. Mark Wainberg thinks treatment to prevent transmission will have harmful consequences

Efforts to prevent HIV have two goals: stopping uninfected people from contracting HIV and protecting the rights and freedoms of those who are already infected. Increasing the number of people receiving HIV treatment in order to reduce transmission is a strategy that meets both of these goals.