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Press releases and statements about HIV and related topics

 

Health Tourism - Daily Mail letter.
19/04/2013
In your article, 19 April 2013, ' How I'll weed out the health tourists, by Hunt: Minister acts after Mail...
French study into HIV cure - NAT comment.
15/03/2013
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive at NAT (National AIDS Trust) comments on the recent news a Pasteur Institute's in Paris found...
Government Sexual Health Framework - NAT comments.
15/03/2013
Deborah Jack, chief executive, National AIDS Trust: "Today the government published its long-awaited Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England...
Functional HIV cure in USA - NAT comment.
04/03/2013
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive at NAT (National AIDS Trust) comments on the recent news a baby in the USA has...
HPA/ UCL HIV epidemic in MSM research: National AIDS Trust comment.
18/02/2013
NAT's comment on the Health Protection Agency and UCL research exploring driving forces behind HIV epidemic in men who have...
HIV transmission amongst men who have sex with men - NAT comment.
01/02/2013
The Medical Research Council and the Health Protection Agency research which shows a failure to reduce HIV transmission amongst men...
Charity urges better availability of early treatment to prevent spread of HIV.
22/01/2013
The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is calling on the NHS to allow people with HIV to start treatment early in...
NAT comments on Health Protection Agency report on HIV.
29/11/2012
New figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal the number of people living with HIV in the UK hit...
STI epidemic amongst gay men undoubtedly contributing to continuing high rate of HIV transmission.
29/11/2012
New figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal in 2011 over a fifth of gay men (21%) diagnosed with...
NAT launches HIV shadow strategy at 25th birthday Parliamentary Reception.
17/10/2012
Despite the immense progress made in tackling the UK’s HIV epidemic over the last thirty years, huge challenges remain. By...
NAT welcomes US decision on HIV home testing.
04/07/2012
The US Food and Drug Administration today announced approval of the first over-the-counter self-administered HIV testing kit for use in...
‘Take pride, get tested!' – NAT and Gaydar team up for World Pride.
08/06/2012
NAT is delighted to announce they are teaming up with Gaydar.co.uk for World Pride on Saturday 7 July with the...
New report on HIV partner notification reveals missed opportunities for HIV testing, diagnosis and prevention.
31/05/2012
NAT today launches a new report ‘HIV Partner Notification: a missed opportunity? ’ which looks at the forgotten role of...
NAT calls for new HIV testing strategies to tackle undiagnosed HIV and late diagnosis.
08/05/2012
NAT today launches a new report, ‘ HIV Testing Action Plan – to reduce late HIV diagnosis in the UK...
NAT calls for annual testing recommendation for African men and women.
05/03/2012
NAT has long been supportive of the annual HIV testing recommendation for gay men, and is now calling for an...
NAT comments on the Government's commitment to give free HIV treatment in England to all those who need it.
28/02/2012
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of NAT (National AIDS Trust), comments: 'NAT has been campaigning for HIV treatment to be free...
More must be done to reduce hepatitis C transmission amongst HIV positive gay men.
27/01/2012
NAT has launched a report, ‘ HIV and Hepatitis C Co-infection ’, which looks at hepatitis C co-infection among HIV...
NAT welcomes HIV late diagnosis indicator in Public Health Outcomes Framework.
23/01/2012
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of NAT (National AIDS Trust), comments: ‘We are extremely pleased that the Government has recognised late...