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Eleanor Briggs

Eleanor Briggs is Assistant Director of Policy & Campaigns at National AIDS Trust, the UK’s leading charity dedicated to transforming society’s response to HIV.

Web: http://www.nat.org.uk
  • Equality

    World AIDS Day: Working with HIV

    1st December 2011 — Filed under: Equality

    Eleanor Briggs Eleanor Briggs

    World AIDS Day30 years on from the first officially reported cases, HIV remains a serious concern in the UK. Next year we expect the numbers of people living with HIV in the UK to reach 100,000.

    Health Protection Agency UK statistics show that 1 in 20 gay and bisexual men and approaching 1 in 20 black Africans are living with HIV. These are communities that already face discrimination and barriers to accessing services, but will also feel the impact of the current economic and political climate.   

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