Martin Fisher Foundation

Working together TOWARDS ZERO HIV in Brighton & Hove

Martin Fisher Foundation

Working together TOWARDS ZERO HIV

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Martin Fisher Foundation

Working together TOWARDS ZERO HIV

Towards Zero - Our Progress!

Great news! By the end of 2022 we helped achieve:

95%  of people living with HIV in Brighton and Hove knowing their status

99% of people being on effective treatment

99% of people with HIV on treatment being unable to pass the infection on to others due to untraceable levels of virus in the blood stream

We are absolutely delighted that Dr Ranj Singh is narrating our newest release of our HIV animation

Ending new HIV transmissions in this city and the UK is now within our grasp!!

The Martin Fisher Foundation was founded in 2015 to take forward the work of Professor Martin Fisher. We continue to promote Martin’s ethos of treating people living with HIV with dignity, compassion and respect, and are developing new strategies for effective HIV prevention, treatment and care.

TOWARDS ZERO HIV

We are working together towards ZERO new HIV infections, ZERO HIV-related deaths, and ZERO HIV stigma in Brighton & Hove. We have a unique opportunity to eliminate new HIV cases within the next generation. We know around 1:20 people with HIV are unaware of their infection and may be unknowingly passing on the infection to others.

If we can increase HIV testing across the city and reach the undiagnosed proportion, then they can start effective treatment which will completely suppress the virus. Once suppressed, or undetectable, the virus is untransmittable.

Undetectable equals untransmittable U=U.

By simultaneously improving access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a tablet people at risk can take to prevent HIV acquisition (a bit like contraception to prevent pregnancy), we aim to move TOWARDS ZERO new infections.

And by improving knowledge around HIV and ensuring the whole population has up-to-date information we also hope to move TOWARDS Zero HIV-stigma.

News & Updates

Charity announces NEW chair-person

06 June 2018

The Martin Fisher Foundation is delighted to announce Glynn Jones OBE, DL is the charity’s new Chair. Glynn is former chief executive of Brighton Borough Council and was one of … Read more

Towards Zero 2015: Media Minutes

17 December 2015

Launch: Morning presentations

17 December 2015

Welcome & opening speakers The HIV epidemic today & our goals for tomorrow Getting started: Testing, PrEP & treatment Beyond positive and negative, the challenge of coinfection Delivering excellence in … Read more

Towards Zero 2015: Photography

17 December 2015

Towards Zero 2015: Launch Video

15 December 2015

This is the tribute film played at the launch event for The Martin Fisher Foundation in Brighton on 14th September 2015. © All rights reserved for the film content of … Read more