Thomas Kerr

TL;DR: A population-level association between increasing HAART coverage, decreased viral load, and decreased number of new HIV diagnoses per year is shown, which supports the proposed secondary benefit of HAART used within existing medical guidelines to reduce HIV transmission.

TL;DR: The potential role of HAART in HIV prevention and the resulting impact this would have on the cost-eff ectiveness of the treatment are examined.

TL;DR: Analysis of the narratives and daily lived experiences of women sex workers highlight the urgent need for a renewed HIV prevention strategy that moves beyond a solely individual-level focus to structural and environmental interventions that facilitate 'enabling environments' for HIV prevention.

TL;DR: Whether the opening of an SIF in Vancouver, BC, Canada, was associated with a reduction in overdose mortality is sought and supervised injecting facilities should be considered where injection drug use is prevalent, particularly in areas with high densities of overdose.

TL;DR: The Johns Hopkins-Lancet Commission on Drug Policy and Health as mentioned in this paper examined the emerging scientific evidence on public health issues arising from drug control policy and to inform and encourage a central focus on health evidence and outcomes in drug-policy debates, such as the important deliberations of the 2016 UNGASS on drugs.