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Welsh Government announces £9million boost to end new HIV cases

Welsh Government announces £9million boost to end new HIV cases

Jeremy Miles MS, Welsh Labour‘s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, has announced £9million in new funding to end new cases of HIV in Wales by 2030. This includes almost £4million of investment to expand Wales’ online HIV testing service, which currently provides 40,000 at-home HIV tests e

National AIDS Trust reacts to latest HIV surveillance data, published by the UK Health Security Agency

National AIDS Trust reacts to latest HIV surveillance data, published by the UK Health Security Agency

The latest HIV surveillance data for 2023, published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on October 1, shows that the number of heterosexual men and women newly diagnosed in England with HIV has increased by more than 30% since 2022. Diagnoses among heterosexual men rose by 36% (445 in 2022 to

HIV organisations react to NICE draft guidance not recommending use of two month-injectable PrEP

HIV organisations react to NICE draft guidance not recommending use of two month-injectable PrEP

NICE, the body which produces guidelines for which treatments are available within the NHS, has published draft guidance not recommending the use of the first available long-acting injectable form of PrEP, Cabotegravir. PrEP is medication which can be taken to prevent a person from acquiring HIV. Cu

“PrEP means I can enjoy sex without thinking about HIV”

“PrEP means I can enjoy sex without thinking about HIV”

PrEP is a pill taken by HIV negative people that protects you against HIV. It has been a life-changer for me because it gives me confidence and lets me just enjoy sex. It’s important that we take our sexual health seriously. Not everyone feels like this though. Especially in the Black queer communit

UKHSA highlights further HIV progress needed among heterosexual women

UKHSA highlights further HIV progress needed among heterosexual women

More awareness is needed to encourage women to take up HIV testing amid slow progress in tackling transmission, the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Chief Medical Adviser has warned today. Despite a significant fall in cases among gay and bisexual men between 2019 and 2022, heterosexual groups ar

“We can and must go further when it comes to PrEP”: Terrence Higgins Trust reacts to publication of UK government’s ‘PrEP Roadmap’

“We can and must go further when it comes to PrEP”: Terrence Higgins Trust reacts to publication of UK government’s ‘PrEP Roadmap’

Terrence Higgins Trust has reacted to the publication of the UK government’s first PrEP roadmap for meeting the need ‘of those at significant risk of HIV’., saying “we can and must go further when it comes to PrEP”.

Central and North London’s Sexual Health Services becomes first in the country to offer PrEP medication online

Central and North London’s Sexual Health Services becomes first in the country to offer PrEP medication online

Central and North London‘s (CNWL) Sexual Health Services have become the first in the country to offer PrEP medication, which is taken by people who don’t have HIV to stop them contracting the virus, online. Existing patients who meet certain clinical guidelines and are residents in the boroughs of

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