World AIDS Day: increased awareness and testing will reduce transmission
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging increased public awareness, education and testing to ensure the progress made with HIV continues. Dr Rachel Coyle, Public Health Consultant at the PHA, said: “Earlier this year the PHA was there when Northern Ireland was officially declared a Fast Track Region, signing a declaration aimed at reaching zero new HIV diagnoses by 2030. Fast-Track Cities is a global partnership involving cities and municipalities around the world. “New treatments for HIV can stop transmission and can mean that someone who is