Policy Network
2008
News Sat 23 – Fri 29 AugYoung children should be taught about sex, MPs say.
News Sat 16 – Fri 22 Aug
Transfusion breakthrough as human blood grown from stem cells.
News Sat 9 – Fri 15 Aug
'Hollyoaks' character will be diagnosed with HIV
News Sat 2 – Fri 8 Aug
Global AIDS forum opens in Mexico
News Sat 19 – Fri 25 July
News Sat 12 – Fri 18 July
HIV children turned away from schools
News Sat 5 – Fri 11 July
News Sat 28 June – Fri 4 July
Sexual diseases double in eight years among the over-45s.
News Sat 21 – Fri 27 June
A third of gay men who know they are HIV positive are still having unprotected sex
News Sat 14 – Fri 20 June
Injustices in HIV care are closer to home.
News Sat 7 – Fri 13 June
New HIV infections outpaces drug treatment.
News Sat 31 May – Fri 6 June
THT has re-launched the "Get it checked, Get back out there" campaign
News Sat 24 - Fri 30 May
An HIV-positive Ugandan woman's claim to stay in the UK has been rejected
News Sat 17 – Fri 23 May
Failed asylum seekers in Wales will now be given free health care
News Sat 10 – Fri 16 May
HIV funding priority shift call.
News Sat 3 – Fri 9 May
Epidemiologist says political correctness in Africa has prevented us finding an effective strategy to fight HIV.
News Sat 26 April – Fri 2 May
Researchers have discovered a new route for attacking HIV
News Sat 19 – Fri 26 April
National Aids Trust launches guide to HIV and asylum
News Sat 12 – Fri 18 April
High Court rules failed asylum seekers are entitled to free NHS treatment
News Sat 5 – Fri 11 April
The Sun investigates prostitution in South Africa ahead of the World Cup and the risks of HIV to English fans heading over for the tournament.
News Sat 29 March – Fri 4 April
Homophobia rife in British society, landmark equality survey finds.
News Sat 22 – Fri 28 March
THT launches STI tests and treatments by post
News Sat 15 – 21 Fri March
Influx of workers and prostitutes for Olympics raises sexual health fears.
News Sat 8 – Fri 14 March
Campaigners are calling for tight restrictions on sexually active gay men donating blood to be relaxed.
News Sat 23 – Fri 29 Feb
Egypt's rounding-up and incarceration of HIV-positive people is unjust
News Sat 16 – Fri 22 Feb
(RED) campaign's auction raises £21m for Aids cause
News Sat 9 – Fri 15 Feb
Nurse died of Aids seven years after catching HIV
News Sat 2 – Fri 8 Feb
An HIV-positive British man has been jailed for 14 years in Sweden
News Sat 26 Jan – Fri 1 Feb
Merck launches new HIV drug
News Sat 19 – Fri 25 Jan
A record number of new cases of HIV were reported in Scotland last year
News Sat 12 – Fri 18 Jan
The National AIDS Trust launches its Public Attitudes to HIV 2007 report.
News Fri 5 – Sat 11 Jan
Circumcision does not reduce sexual satisfaction
2007
News Sat 15 – Fri 21 DecConservative MEP says US HIV rules are "double discrimination".
News Sat 8 – Fri 14 Dec
Lawmakers in the US protest HIV travel rule
News Sat 1 Dec - Fri 7 Dec
Government pledges £17.6m to improve support for people with HIV
News Sat 24 Nov - Fri 30 Nov
Health Protection Agency says 7,800 people were diagnosed with HIV last year, and the numbers living with HIV in the UK were over 73,000 by the end of 2006.
News Sat 17 Nov - Fri 23 Nov
UNAIDS reduced estimates of people living with HIV to 33.2 million
News Sat 13 – Fri 19 Oct
Complacency over safe sex has led to a worrying rise in Chlamydia and other STIs.
News Sat 20 – Fri 26 Oct
How man living with HIV became a proud father
News Sat 27 Oct – Fri 2 Nov
Study shows AIDS arrived in US in 1960s.
News Sat 3 – 9 Nov
Top Catholic school's U-turn over concert for AIDS charity.
News Sat 10 – Fri 16 Nov
The Queen is to visit an AIDS clinic for the first time, as part of a trip to Uganda later this month.
News Sat 6 – Fri 12 Oct
GI Jonny a new HIV and AIDS awareness campaign launches with a series of online comedy adverts.
News Sat 29 Sep – Fri 5 Oct
BBC poll finds nine in 10 young people rarely or never think about HIV when making decisions over their sex lives.
News Sat 15- Fri 21 Sept
UK and US researchers say that an effective version of PrEP could prevent millions of HIV infections in Africa. Reuters
News Sat 8- Fri 14 Sept
A new report from the National AIDS Trust indicates that investment in HIV Prevention within PCTs in England has stagnated and possibly decreased. Channel 4 News
News Sat 1- Fri 7 September
National AIDS Trust responds to article in The Times claiming that costs of 'health tourism' are soaring. The Times
News Sat 25- Mon 31 August
The National AIDS Trust remembers Princess Diana's work for people living with HIV as the tenth anniversary of her death approaches. Pink News
News 18-24 August
All Scottish prisons will now offer free condoms to prisoners to help reduce the transmission of STIs including HIV, following a successful trial. The Scotsman
News Sat 11- Mon 17 August
The National AIDS Trust calls for 'opt-out' HIV testing in sexual health clinics to reduce the number of people unaware of their HIV infection who leave clinics without being tested. BBC
News 7-10 August
Indian court rules against Novartis's drug patent claim, thus protecting access to affordable drugs including ARVs. Yahoo
News Sat 4- Mon 6 August
A third of adults polled by the FPA to mark Sexual Health Week find talking about condoms so embarrassing it puts them off using condoms at all. BBC News
News Fri 3 August
Abstinence-only HIV prevention programmes in the US don't reduce HIV risk, a study in today's BMJ by Oxford University researchers says. Bloomberg.com
News Wed 1 August
Gordon Brown warns the UN that the world is a 'million miles' from meeting its promises to relieve HIV, poverty and illiteracy in developing countries. Guardian
News Tues 31 July
Gordon Brown is expected to call for a greater international effort to combat AIDS and reduce poverty in a speech at the UN today. BBC
News Mon 30 July
The Family Planning Association is launching a new campaign for Sexual Health Awareness Week to encourage people over 25 to talk about condom use. Media Guardian
News Thurs 26 July
HPA warning on sexual health target
news 24 July
HIV medics released to Bulgaria BBC
News 20 July
People With HIV Speak Out In Sussex
News 19 July
News 18 July
SEX disease cases have almost doubled at Scots clinics in the past decade
New 19 July
Sexual Health guidelines revealed today in Scotland BBC
News 16 July
Why we have to talk sex with teens
News Fri 13 July
The National AIDS Trust launches new report on HIV testing and prevention strategies. Pink News
News Thurs 12 July
A planned overhaul of health services for gay men in London has been put on hold after protests from campaigners. Nursing Standard
News Wed 11 July
Former health minister claims he has seen a Department of Health memo that reveals officials were aware of the increased risk of imported blood products being infected with hepatitis. Guardian
News Tues 10 July
Safety of new microbicide to be tested on young women in US trial. Science Daily
News Sat 7- Mon 9 July
Sexual Health clinics lack data on high-risk groups, making it difficult to make sure the right services are available, according to a Healthcare Commission report. The Independent
News Fri 6 July
A mother has withdrawn her daughter from a school after the girl was given a leaflet from AVERT in class which referred to anal sex. Daily Mail
News Thurs 5 July
Sexual health staff in Nottingham are struggling to meet waiting list targets. This is Nottingham
News Tues 3 July
Two British teenagers talk about their experiences of living with HIV. BBC
News Wed 4 July
Migrants, including pregnant women and people living with HIV, are unfairly denied access to treatment on the NHS, according to a new report from Medecins Du Monde. Guardian
News Sat 30 June- Mon 2 July
Concert for Diana celebrates Princess Diana's life and raises funds for charities including the National AIDS Trust. National Post
News Fri 29 June
News Wed 27 June
In the upcoming Stephen Fry documentary, George Michael speaks out about his refusal to have an HIV test, due to his concerns that he could be HIV-positive. Evening Echo
News Thurs 28 June
Migrants with TB should be sent home, say Tories. Daily Mail
News Tues 26 June
More than 150,000 pupils have been targeted by school bullies because they are gay, according to a new report from Stonewall. Sky News Also in Independent
News Sat 23- Mon 25 June
UN agency issues new guidelines to ensure that patient confidentiality is not breached in the process of collecting and storing information on HIV. United Nations
News Fri 22 June
Doctors warn of deficiencies in HIV testing during pregnancy in a letter in the BMJ. Medical News Today
News Thurs 21 June
UK Church must ‘wake up’ to the AIDS epidemic. Christian Today
News Wed 20 June
People visiting sexual health clinics in Lincolnshire are not being seen within 48 hours, due to rising numbers attending. This is Lincolnshire
News 16- 18 June
Experts have called for an urgent renewal of HIV prevention efforts in Scotland after new research revealed that four out of 10 gay men who have the virus are unaware they are infected. Sunday Herald
News Fri 15 June
Report links drug and alcohol use with crisis in sexual health, including rising rates of HIV. Following the report, the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV calls for sex and relationships education in schools. Guardian
News Thurs 14 June
Africa's AIDS epidemic is slowing, says World Bank. Reuters
News Wed 13 June
A man in the US who had been previously jailed for exposing sexual partners to HIV has been jailed for life after exposing another woman to HIV through unprotected sex. Guardian
News Sat 9- Mon 11 June
Aid agencies, Bono and Bob Geldof dismiss the G8's £30 billion for AIDS in Africa as a 'smokescreen' for the west's broken promises to the world's poor. Guardian
News Tues 12 June
The Discrimination Law Review consultation paper, which sets out the Government's proposals for a Single Equality Bill to help all those who suffer disadvantage, is launched. Government website
News Fri 8 June
G8 leaders have agreed $60 billion AIDS deal. BBC
News Thurs 7 June
Leaked documents indicate that the G8 may backtrack on commitments to universal access to treatment at this summit. FT.com
News Wed 6 June
Terrence Higgins Trust team up with Dr Thom to offer home testing kits for Chlamydia. The Sun
News Tues 5 June
Alan Cumming, the leading British actor, is to host the Angels in America gala performance on 4 July, in aid of the National AIDS Trust. Pink News
News Sat 2- Mon 4 June
A sexual health consultant has warned that the number of HIV infections will continue to rise because money intended to tackle the problem is being spent elsewhere. BBC
News Fri 1 June
A major advance in treatment for people living with HIV is on the horizon, as new drugs are developed, scientists claim. Independent
News 31 May
Zachie Achmat, South Africa's most prominent AIDS activist, has called on the British government to stop deporting people living with HIV to countries where there is no ready access to treatment, as AHPN launch their new campaign 'Destination Unknown'. Black Britain
News Wed 30 May
New guidance from the WHO and UNAIDS on HIV testing has been welcomed by leading UK HIV charities, including the National AIDS Trust. Pink News
News Sat 26- Tues 29 May
GPs should encourage more patients to get tested for HIV, says Terrence Higgins Trust, after an HIV clinician suggested everyone entering A and E departments should be offered an HIV test. Channel 4 News
News 25 May
Government knew HIV risk of importing blood The Guardian
News Thursday 24 May
Landmark HIV case begins in Belgium
News Wed 23 May
Angels in America to raise awareness and funds for HIV. Pink News
News Tues 22 May
ActionAid says the world will fall short of its target to ensure universal access to HIV treatment by 2010, with many people in India, Nigeria and South Africa in particular unable to access treatment. The Australian
News Sat 19- Mon 21 May
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of the National AIDS Trust, calls for the UK Government to reconfirm its commitment to the development of an AIDS vaccine. Guardian
News Fri 18 May
On World AIDS Vaccine Day, two leading scientists examine where we are in the quest for a vaccine. Doctor's Guide
News 17 May
The most promising of the many experimental HIV vaccines in development will offer only limited immunity against the deadly virus,
News Wed 16 May
Russian AIDS expert warns of growing epidemic, with as many as 1.3 million infected. ITN
News Tues 15 May
One of the first members of Positively Women talks about her experiences of living with HIV and her work to support other people living with the virus, to mark the 20th anniversary of Positively Women. Society Guardian
News Sat 12- Mon 14 May
A lack of training and resources is preventing practice nurses from proactively giving sexual health advice to patients, according to a new survey. Lifestyle extra
News Fri 11 May
People living with HIV, as well as gay men and lesbians, are experiencing new and more subtle forms of discrimination in the workplace, according to the new report from the International Labour Organisation, which claims that the use of HIV tests is 'extremely widespread', despite laws specifically targeting the practice. Advocate
News Thurs 10 May
The Advertising Standards Authority has severely rebuked a British shopping channel for giving airtime to a TV evangelist who claimed his 'miracle' soap and mineral water could cure AIDS and other serious health conditions. Guardian
News Wed 9 May
Bill Clinton backs moves by several developing countries to break patents on HIV drugs and announces cut prices on generic drugs for developing countries. Guardian
News Sat 5 May- Tues 8 May
HIV prevention measures are failing says Sutton MP, after number of people living with HIV in his constituency doubles in four years. Your Local Guardian
News Friday 4 May
After hosting the successful phase I trial of an AIDS vaccine under a global initiative, Indian scientists have set their eyes on developing a next-generation vaccine with US help.
News Thursday 3 May
A RISE in tuberculosis across Oxfordshire has been linked to black Africans moving to the county
News 2 May
Knowing a partner's HIV status before sex is a growing prevention method among young gay men, although risky behavior likely to transmit the virus is on the rise.
News Tues 1 May
More than one in three gay men living with HIV in the UK has unprotected sex, according to a new survey. BBC Online Also in Metro
News Mon 30 April
Up to a third of people living with HIV don't know they are infected, with many GPs failing to miss the signs of infection and not offering tests, according to the Chair of BHIVA at BHIVA's conference in Edinburgh. Sunday Herald
News Fri 27 April
The National AIDS Trust and the National Union of Journalists launch guidelines for journalists on reporting HIV. Hold the Front Page
News Thurs 26 April
The National AIDS Trust and THT have launched a leaflet giving advice to people concerned that they may face charges for HIV treatment in the UK, because of their residency status. Pink News
News Wed 25 April
A ground-breaking new medico-legal book on the criminal transmission of HIV has been published by NAM. Gay.com
News Tues 24 April
Sexual health experts are concerned that the rate of syphilis has increased tenfold in the last six years in Oxfordshire. Oxford Mail
News Sat 21- Mon 23 April
Students are clueless about condoms, with over a third of students thinking that the HIV virus could pass through a condom, according to a survey by THT and the NUS. Gay.com
News Fri 20 April
Gay men's sex survey: results show that 43.3% of gay men have never had an HIV test. Gay.com
News Thurs 19 April
Concern as number of cases of HIV diagnosed in Scotland continue to rise, shown by new figures released yesterday. Scotsman
News Wed 18 April
The independent public enquiry into the supply of contaminated NHS blood products to haemophiliacs is due to open today, amid claims on Newsnight that doctors ignored known risks of using certain blood products and so exposed haemophiliacs to HIV and Hepatitis C. Metro
News Tues 17 April
The number of people accessing HIV treatment in developing countries rose by 54 per cent to 2 million, although 5 million still are unable to access treatment, with pregnant women and children particularly vulnerable, according to new report from UNAIDS, WHO and UNICEF. Reuters
News Sat 14- Mon 16 April
John Howard has sparked a political storm by proposing denying HIV-positive refugees and immigrants entry to Australia. BBC Online (National AIDS Trust mention)
News Fri 13 April
John Howard says Australia should refuse HIV-positive asylum seekers and migrants. Yahoo Also in the International Herald Tribune
News Thurs 12 April
Pupils say that teachers and parents are not good at talking to them about sex and are turning to magazines for information. BBC Online
News Wed 11 April
HIV services for gay men improved but difficult to access, according to study by Terrence Higgins Trust. Pink News
News Fri 6- Tues 10 April
HIV Services in the UK 'crumbling', according to new report from the AIDS Funders Forum. Guardian Unlimited
News Thurs 5 April
New drug for HIV 'shows promise'. BBC Online
News Wed 4 April
Deportation of HIV-positive parents and child halted temporarily. Guardian Unlimited
News Tues 3 April
Chief Executive of Barnado's criticises government policy of deporting children who may be living with HIV. The Sun
News 31 March- 2 April
The government's asylum policies are driving asylum seekers to destitution and ill-health. Charging for medical treatment is causing people to only seek help when very sick; two days care in intensive care costs the same as HIV treatment for a year. Guardian
News Thurs 29- Fri 30 March
Joint Committee on Human Rights demands end to charges for HIV and maternity treatment in the UK. Pink News
News Tues 27 March
Patients are facing a wait of up to nine weeks for an appointment at a sexual health clinic, despite a promise that it should take two days.
News Sat 24 to Mon 26 March
Thousands of young women are facing infertility because of Labour's broken promises on sexual health, alarming new figures suggest.
News Fri 23 March
Fight against TB could take centuries without new prevention tools, according to the UN. Yahoo
News Thurs 22 March
Elton John has marked his 60th birthday by urging the public to speak out against homophobia, which encourages persecution and could lead to the suppression of information that helps combat HIV and AIDS. Guardian
News Wed 21 March
New patterns of care needed for HIV patients, according to new report. RCP news
News Tues 20 March
Department of Health has published new guidance for the NHS on screening new healthcare workers for HIV, Hepatitis B and C and TB. SourceUK
News Sat 17-Mon 19 March
The rights of workers living with HIV are protected by law but many are still worried about disclosing their status to their employer. (NAT mention) Guardian
News Thurs 15- Fri 16 March
EU spends too little on AIDS vaccine research, say activists. Mail and Guardian
News Wed 14 March
South Africa unveils new plan to fight HIV, as new research reveals 1500 South Africans are infected with HIV every day. Yahoo
News Tues 13 March
Employees 'perceived' to have HIV face workplace discrimination. Workplace Law
News 10-12 March
EU members should improve coordination in their efforts to develop an AIDS vaccine, announces the German Health Minister in the run-up to the international HIV/AIDS conference in Bremen. Reuters
News Fri 9 March
Welsh schools are failing on sex education, according to a damning report from official inspectors. ICWales
News Thurs 8 March
Councils left caring for the tens of thousands of sick and destitute migrants, including people living with HIV, left unsupported by the state. Guardian
News Wed 7 March
Caroline Flint announces that the Government is to fund a major study looking at why gay men appear to be taking more risks with their health in recent years. WiredGov
News Tues 6 March
Scientists discover 'natural barrier' to HIV infection, which may explain why HIV is relatively difficult to contract and may affect development of microbicides. Yahoo
News 3-5 March
Doctors attack 'draconian' plan in Scotland for enforced reporting of sexual disease, including HIV. Sunday Herald
News Fri 2 March
Data on rates of HIV and Hepatitis C infection among gay men in Brighton reported at CROI conference in Los Angeles. Gay.com
News Thurs 1 March
Equalities Review report shows urgent action is needed to tackle inequality in the UK. Yahoo
