Because Undetectable = Untransmittable

That an HIV-infected person with potent antiretroviral treatment (ART) is not sexually infectious (that is, he/she does not transmit the virus via sexual contacts) is already scientifically proven. But in the Philippines, no HIV-servicing body has yet to openly and officially back U=U. For Bruce Richman, in a resource-lacking setting like the Philippines, “this is a platform for expanded access to HIV treatment (since) reducing HIV stigma will encourage both testing and treatment.”