HIV Infection

(asked on 14th November 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of Sustainable Development Goal 3 to end the global AIDS epidemic by 2030, what progress has been made in England to prevent new HIV infections; and what plans they have to accelerate that progress.


Answered by
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Lord O'Shaughnessy
This question was answered on 27th November 2017

Significant progress is being made towards Sustainable Development Goal 3. In London, which has the highest HIV prevalence in the country, all the global UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets have been met, with 90% of people living with HIV infection diagnosed, 97% of people diagnosed receiving treatment, and 97% of those receiving treatment virally suppressed. The equivalent figures for the whole of England were 88%, 96% and 97% respectively. There was an 18% reduction in new HIV diagnoses in 2016 compared to 2015.

We are continuing to focus our attention on preventing the spread of HIV and in particular, to support those people who are most at risk of infection. Public Health England (PHE) has a three year contract (£1.2 million a year) with the Terrence Higgins Trust for a National HIV Prevention Programme. In addition, PHE invest £600,000 annually in a HIV innovation fund and are continuing to invest in an innovative HIV home sampling service. NHS England have allocated up to £10 million over the next three years in the HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact Trial. The three year trial of 10,000 participants will address outstanding questions on PrEP need, uptake and duration of use in those at high risk of HIV acquisition in England. Local authorities are also responsible for funding HIV prevention for their local communities.

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