HIV: Barriers to Treatment Debate

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HIV Global Epidemic: Young People

HIV: Barriers to Treatment

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Flood Defences
Thursday 1st December 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Prior of Brampton Portrait Lord Prior of Brampton
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There is a particular problem in prisons, as the noble Baroness refers to. There is a higher incidence of HIV in prisons, for all the reasons that she has alluded to. The NICE guidance and the PHE resources report that came out today echo her point. We have to reinforce and redouble our efforts in prisons to identify HIV earlier through better testing.

Baroness Masham of Ilton Portrait Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB)
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My Lords, does the Minister agree that the HIV virus is a very difficult virus, and that this is one of the problems of getting a vaccine?

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