Articles about Sir Nick Partridge

24 April 2013
Department of Health launches new HIV prevention campaign for gay and bisexual men in England 42 Gay and bisexual men in England have the power to halt the spread of HIV in their community within a generation, according to a major new campaign launched today by the Department of Health.
16 February 2013
UK: Lack of condom use blamed for rising HIV cases in gay men 299 A fall in the number of gay and bisexual men using condoms over the past 20 years is responsible for a rise in HIV cases among the group, health experts have said.
1 February 2013
UK: Health experts blame ‘a return of risky sexual practices’ for rising HIV cases in gay men 173 Huge improvements in treating and testing for HIV have failed to curb infections among gay and bisexual men, scientists, writing in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, have suggested, with a return of risky sexual practices.
4 December 2012
THT boss: There is not enough money for a high-profile HIV awareness TV campaign 95 When it comes to raising awareness of HIV/AIDS, Sir Nick Partridge, the chief executive of the Terrence Higgins Trust, says it’s unlikely that a large-scale television campaign will feature again on British screens in today’s tough economic climate.
1 December 2010
Tory MP takes HIV test for World AIDS Day 7 A Conservative MP had a 15-minute HIV test at a parliamentary reception on Tuesday evening to encourage more people to take up testing. Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown, has a constituency with one of the largest estimates of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men.
26 November 2010
UK HIV diagnoses remain high among gay men 6 New figures show a slight decline in the number of gay and bisexual men being diagnosed with HIV but campaigners estimate that one in four with the disease are unaware they have it.
23 November 2010
Study says daily HIV drug lowers infection in gay men + A study indicates that a drug used to treat HIV after infection can also lower the risk of gay men becoming infected with the virus.
21 October 2010
HIV Hardship Fund to be re-opened 3 A national Hardship Fund for people with HIV on low incomes is to be re-opened.
7 September 2010
‘Young, white gay men’ are ‘contributing’ to spread of HIV infections in Europe says report 36 According to new research published today, reckless sexual behaviour among a subset of young gay men is fuelling the HIV epidemic in Europe and the UK.
25 August 2010
Gay men ‘continue to top list’ in contracting STIs 14 Figures released by the Health protection Agency (HPA) this morning have shown that the state of sexual health among the UK population is poor, with STI rates reaching record levels.

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