Nov
12
2008
NAT's Position on Current Restrictions on Blood Donation
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of NAT (National AIDS Trust), comments:
"NAT is not convinced by the justification put forward for the current lifetime ban for men who have ever had sex with another man and anyone who has ever injected drugs or ever received payment in money or drugs for sex. We are campaigning for the National Blood Service to review the restrictions.
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Nov
04
2008
Need to Improve Prevention and Testing to Combat Undiagnosed HIV Among Africans and Caribbeans
New statistics released today from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show that 42 per cent of all Africans diagnosed with HIV in the UK are diagnosed late.
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of NAT, comments:
“The alarming proportion of late HIV diagnoses amongst Africans in the UK results in increased illness and death as well as increasing the risk of onward transmission. We need to expand HIV testing urgently outside sexual health clinics - GPs in particular need to start testing for HIV and become better at recognising the signs and symptoms of HIV infection.”
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