Preventing hiv-infections

H-TEAM

The number of people living with HIV in Amsterdam is relatively high. Furthermore, despite all the interventions currently available, new HIV infections continue to occur and people with an HIV infection still often enter care at a late stage of infection. The H-TEAM was set up to change this situation. Together we are working on a future with no new HIV infections.

H-TEAM motion graphic

News

Recent Publication in Lancet Regional Health Europe on Improving Indicator-Condition Guided Testing for HIV in the Hospital Setting

H-TEAM’s Last Mile project highlighted at the Fast-Track Cities 2022 conference

Recent publication by the Road Map project featured in eLife Insight

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Unique initiative

The H-TEAM combines various innovative interventions to prevent transmission of the virus by promoting prevention, earlier HIV testing and immediate treatment of infections. In addition, the H-TEAM specifically targets higher-risk groups such as men who have sex with men and people from regions with a high prevalence of HIV.

Collaboration

The H-TEAM originated and was launched in Amsterdam and represents a city-focused approach to the HIV epidemic. The H-TEAM works closely with various other large cities and, where possible, strives to ensure that the H-TEAM campaigns reach a nationwide audience. This targeted approach places the H-TEAM initiative on the frontline of the global fight against HIV.

Our goals

1) Targeted prevention
The sooner we can prevent new HIV infections, especially in high-risk groups, the sooner we can halt the epidemic.

2) Rapid detection and treatment
Early, or earlier, detection and start of treatment will help to maintain the health of people with an HIV infection and reduce the risk of HIV transmission.

Our approach

The H-TEAM is based on 5 cornerstones that, through a unique combination of targeted collaboration and focused interventions, could drastically reduce the number of new HIV infections.