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October 17, 2012

AIDS charity pressures UK government to tackle HIV

There is no current strategy in place to combat the rising rates of HIV, claims National Aids Trust

The National AIDS Trust has demanded the UK government have a strategy for preventing HIV in England.

England is the only nation within the UK to not have a strategy for tackling HIV, despite over 90% of people with HIV in the UK living there.

Last year, 3,000 gay and bisexual men were diagnosed with HIV, the highest number of new diagnoses on record.

Under new guidelines set out by the government, local authorities will now have responsibility for the delivery and funding of HIV prevention for gay and bisexual men.

May 8, 2012

National AIDS Trust calls for gay men to have to ‘opt-out’ of HIV testing

Men still not getting tested enough despite gays and bisexuals top of transmission rates

The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is calling for new HIV testing ideas, saying high risk groups should have to ‘opt-out’ of HIV testing.

In a new report launched today (8 May), the NAT have outlined the steps to reduce late HIV testing in the UK.

NAT wish to shift the emphasis, saying there should be an assumption that a sexually active gay man should have a regular HIV test rather than seeking it out from a STD clinic.