![]() Working with Shutterstock has underlined how a lack of widely accessible, present-day HIV imagery continues to hold us back. For too long, the public has been presented with outdated representations of what it is to live with HIV. Sharing the true picture and experiences of people living with HIV is key to undermining stigma.ĭeborah Waterhouse, CEO, ViiV Healthcare, said, “At ViiV Healthcare, our mission is to leave no person living with HIV behind and reducing HIV-related stigma is key to achieving this. 2 In the battle to challenge the negative assumptions about HIV, shining a light on the truth can be a potent strategy. Stigma remains a stubbornly persistent threat to the health and well-being of many people living with HIV, and can often impact their ability to consistently access life-saving treatments and social support systems. 1 Despite these advances, people living with HIV face unique challenges that affect their quality of life every day. Advances in prevention, treatment and care mean that people living with HIV can live longer, healthier lives, with a person starting treatment at 20 years old now able to expect to see their 77 th birthday. Today, living with HIV is a very different experience from just ten years ago. ![]() If my photographs can change just one person’s opinion of what it means to live with HIV today, I will know we are a step closer to reaching this goal.” Until the world sees HIV for what it really is, we are not going to make the progress we need to disrupt stereotypes of what it’s like to live with HIV. From World AIDS Day 2020, the gallery will be free for all to access and use in projects, campaigns and communications* in the hope that it will increase awareness around HIV and break down barriers to stigma that still exist.ĭoreen Moracha, aged 28, from Nairobi, Kenya, one of the first people to be photographed for the gallery and HIV Advocate, said, “I am so proud to be one of the first people to be photographed for the ‘HIV in View’ gallery and to be part of a movement for change to represent real people living with HIV, their stories and experiences. Across four countries (the United Kingdom, Kenya, Uruguay, Portugal), people living with HIV stepped forward to be among the first photographed for this gallery, embarking on a shared ambition to help shift the world’s perception of HIV and move away from outdated stereotypes. The collection, curated with the support of people living with HIV, leverages Shutterstock’s global network of over one million creators to deliver a repository of high-resolution images depicting what it means to live with HIV today. London, 1 December 2020 – ViiV Healthcare and Shutterstock Studios today announced the launch of a new online photo gallery ‘HIV in View’, produced by Shutterstock in collaboration with ViiV Healthcare.
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