U=U Social Scholars
July 22, 2018. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prevention Access Campaign and the U=U movement was thrilled to invite the community to experience AIDS 2018 in Amsterdam through the unique perspectives of eight diverse people living with HIV.
The “U=U Social Scholars Program” sponsored by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, shared the experiences of the eight scholars at the U=U pre-conference and throughout AIDS 2018 through collaborative social media channels.
Each of the Scholars - Christian Hui (Canada), Tiommi Luckett (USA), William Matovu (Uganda), Lucy Wanjiku Njenga (Kenya), Karl Schmid (USA), Charlie Tredway (New Zealand), Jennifer Vaughan (USA), and Esther Williams (UK) - has played an important leadership role in the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) campaign, a movement in nearly 100 countries to convey the scientific fact: people living with HIV who take medications as prescribed and have a suppressed or undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit the virus.
Lauded as a “game changer” by the National Institutes of Health Office of AIDS Research, and by The Lancet as a “hugely important campaign based on a solid foundation of scientific evidence,” U=U has the power to transform HIV prevention and care and liberate people with HIV from decades of HIV stigma and fear.
“It’s going to be a fascinating and fun week,” said Bruce Richman who is the Executive Director of Prevention Access Campaign, which launched the U=U movement. “We’re thrilled that Janssen supports our goal to make the incredibly vibrant and educational experience of the International AIDS Conference accessible to the broader community in unique and personal ways, through the eyes of each scholar.”
“Being a community voice is all I aim for, as well as ensuring no one is left behind when it comes to sharing information,” said Lucy Wanjiku Njenga. “This is why being a U=U Scholar is so important to me and to the young people who will get to be part of the process through social media. We cannot have enough of U=U, I will keep shouting from the rooftops until it's our new normal.”
Janssen was the first pharmaceutical company to join the campaign in September 2017.
To see the videos taken by the scholars and their U=U experience at AIDS 2018, follow #UUSCHOLARS #UUAIDS2018 and visit the www.preventionaccess.org/AIDS2018 for other related information.
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The U=U Social Scholars Program is sponsored by Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP, part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.o
U=U Social Scholars' LIVE Videos
To view the U=U Social Scholars' videos, please visit the desktop site.
#UUSocialScholars @KarlSchmid
Karl Schmid's LIVE Videos
Karl Schmid says hello from Amsterdam #AIDS2018 #UUScholars
Karl Schmid interviews Dr. Gottfried Hirnschall (WHO) #UUScholars
Karl chats w/ Timonthy Brown, only man cured of HIV #UUScholars
Karl Schmid holds a very meaningful live interview #UUScholars
Karl Schmid chats with Haitian physician #UUScholars
Karl Schmid interviews Keith Dunn of Jannsen #UUScholars
Karl Schmid interviews Dr. Anthony S. Fauci (NIAID) #UUScholars
Karl Schmid chats with activist William Matovu #UUScholars
Karl Schmid chats with U=U Founder Bruce Richman #UUScholars
Karl Schmid interviews Mercy Ngulube at #AIDS2018 #UUScholars
Karl Schmid chats with head of int'l programs, Haiti #UUScholars
#UUSocialScholars @Vongirl24
Jennifer Vaughan's LIVE Videos
Jennifer Vaughan interviews Stephen Hart (#HartTalks) #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan #AIDS2018 Vlog Day1 #UUScholars
Jennifer w/ her HIV doctor, Dr. Wendy Leonard #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan interviews Ken Pinkela (Part 1) #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan interviews Ken Pinkela (Part 2) #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan's Day 2 Vlog #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan's Day 3 Vlog #UUScholars
Jennifer goes on a walking tour of the Global Village #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan #DonateAPhoto & #MakeHIVHistory #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan with Arda Karapinar of Turkey Pt. 1 #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan with Arda Karapinar of Turkey Pt. 2 #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan chats with Aporo Sarah of Kenya #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan chats with Chad Clarke of Canada #UUScholars
Jennifer w/ Shannan (UK) from the Red Light District #UUScholars
Jennifer Vaughan's Day 5 Vlog at #AIDS2018 #UUScholars
#UUSocialScholars @TJ30Trust
Tiommi Jenae Luckett's LIVE Videos
Tiommi Jenae Luckett at #UUAIDS2018 #UUScholars
Tiommi Luckett reports on #UUAIDS2018 Panel #UUScholars
Tiommi at "Where is the $ for Trans Movement"Panel #UUScholars
#UUSocialScholars @Chui108
Christian Hui's LIVE Videos
Christian Hui at the Sex Worker's Opera #UUScholars
Christian chats with Joanne Simons (Casey House) #UUScholars
Christian at IAPAC Event w/ speech by Dr. Phanuphak #UUScholars
#UUSocialScholars @LucyWanjikun
Lucy Wanjiku Njenga's LIVE Videos
Lucy Njenga speaks on a #UUAIDS2018 panel on risks #UUScholars
Lucy Njenga talks #UequalsU at the networking zone #UUScholars
Lucy Njenga interviews activist Gina Marie Brown #UUScholars
Lucy Njenga speaks on panel with "Queens & Kings" #UUScholars
Lucy Njenga shows what is at the Global Village #UUScholars
Lucy Njenga says goodbye to Amsterdam #UUScholars
#UUSocialScholars @CharlieTredway
Charlie Tredways's LIVE Videos
Charlie Tredway on his first day at #AIDS2018 #UUScholars
Charlie Tredway goes live with Bruce Richman #UUScholars
Charlie preps for the #TowardsZeroTogether March #UUScholars
#UUSocialScholars @MatovuWilliam1
William Matovu's LIVE Videos
William at the #AIDS2018 90-90-90 Targets Session #UUScholars
William Matovu speaks about #HIVColonialism #UUScholars
William Matovu's Vlog Summary of the Day #UUScholars
William: B. Richman's closing summary at #AIDS2018 #UUScholars
#UUSocialScholars @EstherDiWi
Esther Dixon-Williams's LIVE Videos
Esther Dixon-Williams at release of PARTNER2 Results #UUScholars
Esther: Dmytriiev Sergii (All-Ukrainian Ntwk of PLHIV) #UUScholars
Esther:Lucy Njenga at #UeqaulsU Networking Zone (2) #UUScholars
Esther: Activists protest for people who use drugs (2) #UUScholars
Esther Dixon-Williams with Lucy Wanjiku Njenga #UUScholars
Esther: Lucy Njenga at #UeqaulsU NetworkingZone (1) #UUScholars
Esther: Activists protest for people who use drugs (1) #UUScholars
Esther: Activists protest for people who use drugs (1) #UUScholars
