Antiretroviral-based HIV prevention, including ‘Treatment-as-Prevention’, should be embraced by sex workers
By Marlise Richter*, Cindy Gay~, Francois Venter#, Jo Veareyª & David Murdoch€ In her recent editorial, [1] Cheryl Overs rightly points out that new developments in treatment-as-HIV prevention will have far-reaching consequences for sex workers. However, we do not share her pessimism about potentially negative outcomes when policies and guidelines change to reflect scientific advances. These – we argue here – will improve our response to HIV, particularly in southern Africa. In fact, we believe that concerns over possible unintended consequences from HIV prevention and treatment strategies may result in unnecessary delays in the implementation of effective interventions. We are involved
