World AIDS Day: get tested, get treated
World AIDS Day (1 December) provides an opportunity to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness and show support for those living with HIV.
Encouraging safer sexual behaviour with high quality services
Posted by:
Anthony Nardone, Posted on:
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Giving children and young people the best start in life, Health and Wellbeing, Reducing the burden of disease, Sexual health
We know that young adults remain the age group most at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in England. Public Health England’s latest national data show that, in 2013, 15-24 year olds experienced around two thirds of all chlamydia cases …
Making HIV testing part of how we care for ourselves
Posted by:
Paul Cosford, Posted on:
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Health and Wellbeing, Health Protection, Protecting the country's health, Reducing preventable deaths
HIV remains a major source of harm to people’s health, much of which is avoidable. There are more HIV tests being performed in England than at any time in the three decades we’ve been battling this virus. That’s welcome, but …