Posted on behalf of Staffordshire Sexual Health Charity
We can stop HIV – It Starts With Me
National HIV Testing Week kicks off in England today, Monday 7 February. Working with partner organisations across the country, The Terrence Higgins Trust with Health Prevention England are leading the campaign to get as many people to test as possible – a key step to ending new HIV transmissions in the UK by 2030.
Test, treat and protect.
The number of people diagnosed with HIV fell by a third between 2019 and 2020, but there is still work to do:
1 in 20 people with HIV are unaware they have it, increasing the risk of passing HIV on to sexual partners.
Key campaign messages include:
- Testing for HIV is quick and easy, all it takes is a finger-prick test.
- People can live with HIV for a long time without any symptoms, testing is the only way to know your HIV status.
- If you have HIV, finding out means you can start treatment, stay healthy and avoid passing the virus on to anyone else.
- There are many ways to test – at a sexual health clinic, your GP, through HIV and sexual health charities or by ordering a test online.
- Anyone diagnosed with HIV in the UK can access free treatment and support.
“Give HIV the finger: a finger prick is all it takes”
Order a free postal test and receive your result by text – Freetesting HIV | Free HIV Kits for Self-testing at Home
Or visit https://www.tht.org.uk for more information