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DAAs – direct acting antivirals

DAAS (direct acting antivirals) are new hepatitis C drugs that work directly against the hepatitis C virus (HCV). HIV is now easy to treat and HCV can be cured (with DAAs). The meds work very well with low risk of side …

Pocket HIV and hepatitis C guide

As i-Base is an HIV project, these resources are about HIV and hepatitis C coinfection. Although it can be a difficult to have both infections, the good news is that there is effective treatment for both HIV and hepatitis C …

The evidence for U=U – selected key studies from 20 years of accumulating evidence

The evidence for U=U: why negligible risk is zero risk

Pocket ART guide (2017)

Pocket ART is an A7-sized guide to HIV treatment (ART). It is an easy introduction to HIV treatment. Pocket ART guide online Pocket ART guide PDF download Order a free printed copy ART stands for antiretroviral treatment. HIV drugs are …

Introduction to combination therapy (Macedonian)

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Adherence

adherence – taking your medicine at the right time each day and in the right way. Adherence and why it is so important. Adherence tips – easy ways to help.

HIV treatment guides

Our easy to read guides to combination therapy

Adapting i-Base materials

Our materials have been widely adapted and translated. Here are some stories from some of the people we’ve been lucky enough to work with.

Treatment training manual for advocates (2016)

This manual contains eight modules with questions and answers. This manual is designed for people with no previous knowledge of the subjects. Read the manual online – please check dates for each section. The current online web pages for sections 1 to …

Resistance, taking drugs on time and missed doses

Two diagrams showing how taking your combination on time keeps drug levels at a safe level and missed doses lead to low drug levels and increase the risk of resistance. 1.  Drug levels with good adherence: 2.  Missing or being …

Introduction to combination therapy (Spanish)

 Que_debo_saber_sobre_tratamiento_VIH – PDF (2.8 Mb) Based on the i-Base Introduction to Combination Therapy. Content is adapted and modified to apply to treatment options in Spain in February 2015. Translation by the activist organisation Grupo de Trabajo sobre Tratamientos del VIH (gTt) in Barcelona. …

Introduction to combination therapy (Portuguese)

NOTE: This translation is listed here as an archive record. Please email if you would like a copy. This information will be too out-of-date for making treatment decisions. Introdução à terapêutica de combinação 2014 – December 2014 (Portuguese) – PDF (700 …

Changing treatment (Bulgarian)

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New patient first visit

New patient first visit PDF Six-page document for recording more detailed notes when seeing a patient for the first visit. The 2014 update is especially important for including a wider category of gender options in order to ensure transgender patients …

HIV and pregnancy (Bulgarian)

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Average CD4 increases by starting CD4 count

This graph shows the average CD4 increases by starting CD4 count over 5 years

When not on treatment, your immune system works in overdrive

Introduction to combination therapy 2013 (BCMS)

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Your HIV questions answered

Ask a question. Recent questions and answers. We provide personal answers to your questions about HIV treatment. Our answers are based on the latest guidelines and research and presented in non-technical language. Anwsers are written by treatment advocates and are …

HTB South (Southern Africa)

Read HTB South online PDFs Subscribe – it’s free HIV Treatment Bulletin supplement with a focus on southern Africa. HTB South is produced and distributed  4 times a year in partnership with the Southern African HIV Clinicians’ Society. Articles cover …

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