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NAT Topic - Preventing HIV

Preventing HIV

Preventing HIV 

The issue: 

HIV transmission can be prevented, but thousands of people are still diagnosed in the UK every year. People at risk urgently need to know how they can avoid getting HIV, and medication that can prevent transmissions, such as PEP and PrEP, must be easily available to them. 

What we do: 

National AIDS Trust influences national strategy, policy and guidance on preventing HIV transmission. Through research on public spending on HIV prevention, we hold government to account. We have taken legal action to ensure that everyone who needs it can access PrEP. We work with partners to make sure we have high quality HIV prevention services that meet the needs of all key populations. 


Check out our latest resources on this topic below: 

Blog

Yusef Azad
One argument you see amongst those critical or worried about the introduction of PrEP is that it will result in...
Sarah Radcliffe
In March 2015, Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, announced the first national diabetes prevention programme. Reflecting on the...
Yusef Azad
Some readers will recall the campaign NAT led at the end of 2014 to prevent national HIV prevention spending being...

Press Releases

National AIDS Trust's response to Department of Health and Social Care's new Office for Health...
Today (3 November 2020) Public Health England released Trends in HIV testing, new diagnoses and...
National AIDS Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust, PrEPster and 47 other HIV, health and equality organisations...