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Lingering stigma and barriers: UK at risk of missing goal to end HIV transmission by 2030

Lingering stigma and barriers: UK at risk of missing goal to end HIV transmission by 2030

“The biggest barrier to testing will always be people who don’t think that they are at risk." The first part of a special report by Rachel Howarth into HIV in the UK.

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Feb 04, 2025
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Doubts have been raised over a pledge to end transmission of HIV in the UK by 2030 by the UK’s leading sexual health care organisation.

Speaking exclusively to The Lead, one healthcare expert for the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) cited a steadily increasing number of new cases and believes the target may no longer be achievable - …

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