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HIV drug you take just before sex to prevent transmission - NAT comment.

HIV drug you take just before sex to prevent transmission - NAT comment.

Publication date

Wednesday, October 29, 2014
The French PrEP trial ANRS IPERGAY announced today that trial participants on the placebo arm of its study should be immediately offered PrEP because they had found 'a very significant reduction in the risk of HIV infection in the on demand PrEP group'.  This comes two weeks after the announcement by the PROUD trial in the UK that participants in the 'deferred PrEP arm' would be immediately offered PrEP because of the significant protective effect for those taking it.

IMPACT OF HIV ON UK GAY COMMUNITY CONTINUES UNABATED.

IMPACT OF HIV ON UK GAY COMMUNITY CONTINUES UNABATED.

Publication date

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Public Health England reports greatest number of new diagnoses in gay men

The Report published today from Public Health England (PHE) - ‘HIV in the United Kingdom 2014 Report’ – states that in 2013 there was the highest ever number of gay men diagnosed with HIV – 3,250. 1 This is the equivalent of 9 gay men receiving a positive HIV diagnosis every day. 

OVER 26,000 PEOPLE WITH HIV IN THE UK ARE UNAWARE THEY HAVE IT.

OVER 26,000 PEOPLE WITH HIV IN THE UK ARE UNAWARE THEY HAVE IT.

Publication date

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Public Health England increase estimates of the number of heterosexuals living with undiagnosed HIV in the UK.

The Report published today from Public Health England (PHE) ‘HIV in the United Kingdom – 2014 Report’ finds that in 2013[1] a quarter (24%) of people living with HIV in the UK (107,800) were unaware they have it[2]. 

NAT opposes 50% cut to national HIV prevention funding for England.

NAT opposes 50% cut to national HIV prevention funding for England.

Publication date

Monday, December 15, 2014
The Government has announced that there will be devastating cuts to funding for the national HIV prevention programme in England.  Funding will be halved for the year commencing April 2015 and there is as yet no commitment to fund further years of the programme.

Leaders’ responses to open letter show no cross-party consensus on LGBTI inclusive Sex and Relationships Education.

Leaders’ responses to open letter show no cross-party consensus on LGBTI inclusive Sex and Relationships Education.

Publication date

Friday, February 13, 2015

#SameSexSRE

There has been a mixed response to an open letter to the party leaders calling for: ‘All political parties to commit to statutory age-appropriate SRE which includes content on same-sex relationships.’