July

Press releases July, 2008

Jul 31 1900

Review of the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV

The Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV published today the review of the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV, authored by MedFASH. The report outlines changes in the external environment, what aspects of the strategy have been achieved, the barriers to implementation, and makes recommendations for further action. Read the full article
Jul 23 2008

Failure to Diagnose Early Stage Symptoms is Fuelling Spread of HIV

The National AIDS Trust has today released the report ‘Primary HIV Infection’.  The report finds conclusive evidence that symptoms of early-stage HIV infection (clinically known as ‘primary HIV infection’) are being commonly missed by people who are infected, by doctors and by other healthcare professionals.  Failure to diagnose at this early stage is fuelling HIV in the UK. Read the full article
Jul 03 2008

Call for the European Union to prohibit discrimination against people living with HIV

We the undersigned call upon the European Union to provide explicit protection from discrimination for people living with HIV from the point of diagnosis in the proposed Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. Read the full article
Jul 02 2008

NAT urges EU to Protect People Living with HIV From Discrimination

The National AIDS Trust is calling upon the European Union to provide for the first time explicit protection from discrimination for people living with HIV from the point of diagnosis.  The European Commission announced today plans for a new European equality directive.  The directive will ban discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, religion and sexual orientation but the current draft does not protect people living with HIV.  Read the full article