CARL SARGEANT AM HIGHLIGHTS WORLD AIDS DAY
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, is highlighting the United Nations Association’s World AIDS Day, which is held every year on 1st December, and outlining the work the Assembly Government is taking to encourage early diagnosis, offer appropriate treatments, and help prevent new cases in Wales.Mr Sargeant said: “According to a new report from the Health Protection Agency, a record number of 77,400 people are now HIV positive in the UK, with more than a quarter of these people unaware that they are carrying the virus. The report also shows that almost a third of HIV positive people are being diagnosed late, when their immune systems have already been compromised. This can mean that treatment options are limited, and can lead to a premature death.“The Assembly Government is working with doctors to highlight best practice about offering and recommending, where appropriate, HIV testing in all healthcare settings, not just those traditionally offering this service. “Our Strategic Framework for promoting sexual health in Wales launched in 2000, aims to improve the sexual health of the population by ensuring that people have access to sexual health information, advice and services. One of the key objectives within the Strategy is to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections.
“As part of the strategy, the Welsh Assembly Government is currently financing two campaigns to reduce the level of sexually transmitted diseases. Since 2001, the STI Prevention Campaign targets teenagers and young adults. Posters and information leaflets are displayed in the toilets of pubs, clubs, universities and colleges, youth clubs and various healthcare settings throughout Wales.
“The Terrence Higgins Trust has been funded by the Assembly Government since July 2001 to deliver an all Wales HIV health promotion campaign that targets gay men who remain the highest risk group within the indigenous community. The Terrence Higgins Trust also runs the ‘Better to know’ campaign. The aim of this is to encourage people from high-risk countries now living in Wales to come forward for HIV testing. These campaigns include the production of information resources, outreach work and in-depth motivational work.
“The Terrence Higgins Trust were awarded a Health Challenge Wales voluntary sector grant to establish a HIV network in Wales. The network brings together service users, service providers and the voluntary sector to improve service provision across Wales. The Trust also provides training on HIV health promotion to various professional groups including hospital staff, primary care professionals and youth workers.”
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, is highlighting the United Nations Association’s World AIDS Day, which is held every year on 1st December, and outlining the work the Assembly Government is taking to encourage early diagnosis, offer appropriate treatments, and help prevent new cases in Wales.Mr Sargeant said: “According to a new report from the Health Protection Agency, a record number of 77,400 people are now HIV positive in the UK, with more than a quarter of these people unaware that they are carrying the virus. The report also shows that almost a third of HIV positive people are being diagnosed late, when their immune systems have already been compromised. This can mean that treatment options are limited, and can lead to a premature death.“The Assembly Government is working with doctors to highlight best practice about offering and recommending, where appropriate, HIV testing in all healthcare settings, not just those traditionally offering this service. “Our Strategic Framework for promoting sexual health in Wales launched in 2000, aims to improve the sexual health of the population by ensuring that people have access to sexual health information, advice and services. One of the key objectives within the Strategy is to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections.
“As part of the strategy, the Welsh Assembly Government is currently financing two campaigns to reduce the level of sexually transmitted diseases. Since 2001, the STI Prevention Campaign targets teenagers and young adults. Posters and information leaflets are displayed in the toilets of pubs, clubs, universities and colleges, youth clubs and various healthcare settings throughout Wales.
“The Terrence Higgins Trust has been funded by the Assembly Government since July 2001 to deliver an all Wales HIV health promotion campaign that targets gay men who remain the highest risk group within the indigenous community. The Terrence Higgins Trust also runs the ‘Better to know’ campaign. The aim of this is to encourage people from high-risk countries now living in Wales to come forward for HIV testing. These campaigns include the production of information resources, outreach work and in-depth motivational work.
“The Terrence Higgins Trust were awarded a Health Challenge Wales voluntary sector grant to establish a HIV network in Wales. The network brings together service users, service providers and the voluntary sector to improve service provision across Wales. The Trust also provides training on HIV health promotion to various professional groups including hospital staff, primary care professionals and youth workers.”
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