Dr. Heather-Marie Schmidt: WHO Long-Acting PrEP Guidelines and Priority Actions to End HIV Epidemic in Asia  

Dr. Heather-Marie Schmidt: WHO Long-Acting PrEP Guidelines and Priority Actions to End HIV Epidemic in Asia  

2024.01.15
Heather-Marie Schmidt BMedSc (Hon), MPH, PhD Dr. Schmidt serves as the Regional Advisor on HIV Testing, Prevention, and Key Populations for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Asia-Pacific Regional Office and the World Health Organization (WHO) Global HIV, Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Program. She is dedicated to developing global guidelines for PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) and PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) and providing technical assistance to countries, organizations, and communities in the Asia-Pacific region to support the implementation and promotion of PrEP.
Advances and Challenges in the Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV

Advances and Challenges in the Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV

2023.12.08
With continuous progress in HIV treatment, the mortality rate has significantly decreased, and new infections have stabilized. However, there is still a gap from the 2020 targets set by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. To control new HIV infections, a comprehensive use of behavioral and biomedical methods, including antiviral drugs for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), is crucial. This strategy aims to reduce HIV transmission and control new infections. The 19th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2023) was held in Warsaw, Poland, from October 18 to 20, 2023. At the conference, Professor Jean-Michel Molina from the University of Paris City, Saint Louis and Lariboisière Hospital, shared insights on the application and challenges of HIV PrEP and PEP.
Dr. Heather-Marie Schmidt: WHO Long-Acting PrEP Guidelines and Priority Actions to End HIV Epidemic in Asia

Dr. Heather-Marie Schmidt: WHO Long-Acting PrEP Guidelines and Priority Actions to End HIV Epidemic in Asia

2023.10.22
Dr. Schmidt serves as the Regional Advisor on HIV Testing, Prevention, and Key Populations for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Asia-Pacific Regional Office and the World Health Organization (WHO) Global HIV, Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Program. She is dedicated to developing global guidelines for PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) and PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) and providing technical assistance to countries, organizations, and communities in the Asia-Pacific region to support the implementation and promotion of PrEP.
Dr. Deborah Donnell: A new long-acting PrEP regimen holds promise to transform the landscape of HIV prevention.

Dr. Deborah Donnell: A new long-acting PrEP regimen holds promise to transform the landscape of HIV prevention.

2023.10.22
In 2021, the United Nations set forth the goal of "ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030". To achieve this, not only must countries strengthen the diagnosis and treatment of HIV infections, but they also need to prioritize prevention to minimize the emergence of new infections. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) long-acting regimens have become a recent focal point in HIV prevention. At the recently held 12th International AIDS Society HIV Science Conference (IAS 2023), there were several keynote lectures on the topic of long-acting PrEP.