“Increasing the effectiveness of adherence interventions may have a far greater impact on the health of the population than any improvement in specific medical treatments.” – World Health Organization (WHO)
If you are HIV positive, forgetting to take your medication can be life threatening. HIV treatment involves taking antiretroviral medication every day to lower the viral load in your body. Having an undetectable viral load, one that doesn’t show up in a lab test, is the next best thing to being healthy, and it also eliminates the risk of transmission.