Positive Life – Press Release: embargo to Friday 29 November Drive to wipe out HIV in Northern Ireland by 2030 Charity uses World AIDS Day on 1st December to push benefits of HIV testing On World AIDS Day this year (1st December), Northern Ireland’s only dedicated HIV Charity, Positive Life, says that with a few simple changes Northern Ireland could …
HIV workplace education is vital to Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1st December, we are inviting employers to book one of our workplace education sessions to spread awareness of the facts around HIV – and most importantly, to help break the stigma. In an era in which businesses are going the extra mile to hit targets on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), HIV education is …
New cases are down, but stigma remains the underlying challenge this World AIDS Day
The latest statistics for HIV in Northern Ireland are in and its really encouraging news. There has been a noticeable decrease in the number of new cases for the 2019-year, some fantastic news to cap a tricky year for HIV support services. During 2019, there were 52 new diagnoses of HIV in NI, down from 84 recorded the previous year. …