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    Depression is recognised as a major factor leading to poor outcomes among people living with HIV.1 Left untreated, people with HIV and depression face a two-fold increased risk of mortality,2 lower uptake and adherence to medical care,3,4 and increases in viral loads even with high adherence to antiretroviral therapy.5 But despite the high co-prevalence of HIV and depression, simultaneous management of the two diseases by the same health-care team is uncommon, constituting a mental health and HIV service gap.

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    • Depression is a major factor leading to poor outcomes among people living with #HIV. Read IAS Member Jerome Galea & his colleagues' research in @TheLancet on a "Novel approach to scale integrated depression & HIV care". #IASONEVOICE #WorldMentalHealthDay https://t.co/V5Qk1g3dpG

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    Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders

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    • "To reduce #HIV acquisitions, we need to engage & listen to the voices of young people, especially young key populations" In a new #IASONEVOICE, Tung Doan, ED of Lighthouse Social Enterprise & IAS Person-Centred Care Advocate, shares how to empower youth. https://t.co/UACbXuoA63

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    Swipe right: Young people dating and living with HIV

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    • "The stigma, prejudices and discrimination against people living with #HIV in dating apps are very quiet. You feel it slowly, in small doses, when you realize that people do not send messages to you." Diego Callisto shares his story in #IASONEVOICE https://t.co/ua5aRxX7Ef

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    On Zero Discrimination Day this year (1 March 2023), under the theme “Save lives: Decriminalise”, UNAIDS is highlighting how the decriminalisation of key populations and people living with HIV saves lives and helps advance the end of the AIDS pandemic.

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    • Today we mark #ZeroDiscriminationDay. Today & every day, we are committed to creating a world free of discrimination where people living with #HIV can reach their full potential. Access resources & share your commitment! #IASONEVOICE @daizykwala @UNAIDS https://t.co/IJSxilrt2I https://t.co/oHpZt60Knr