Now in its fourth year, the annual National HIV Testing Week is in full swing co-ordinated by HIV Prevention England (HPE).
The week is set to bring awareness of the importance of HIV testing in large affected communities such as gay and bisexual men and black African men and women who make up 7 out of 10 of the people living with HIV in the UK.
Hundreds of organizations are participating this year providing extra testing opportunities while promoting the benefits of regular testing amongst people in the community.
One of these organizations, called It Starts With Me takes a three step approach in efforts to educate those in the community.
The first of these is advising others to test at least once a year. For those affected they advise to start treatment as soon as an individual is diagnosed.
Lastly, most new infections come from unprotected sex, therefore they stress the importance of looking after themselves.
The event is taking place from November 18th to the 25th. The ultimate goal is to increase regular HIV testing in the most affected groups.
For more information on how to get involved this year go to the HPE website.
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Now in its fourth year, the annual National HIV Testing Week is in full swing co-ordinated by HIV Prevention England (HPE).
The week is set to bring awareness of the importance of HIV testing in large affected communities such as gay and bisexual men and black African men and women who make up 7 out of 10 of the people living with HIV in the UK.
Hundreds of organizations are participating this year providing extra testing opportunities while promoting the benefits of regular testing amongst people in the community.
One of these organizations, called It Starts With Me takes a three step approach in efforts to educate those in the community.
The first of these is advising others to test at least once a year. For those affected they advise to start treatment as soon as an individual is diagnosed.
Lastly, most new infections come from unprotected sex, therefore they stress the importance of looking after themselves.
The event is taking place from November 18th to the 25th. The ultimate goal is to increase regular HIV testing in the most affected groups.
For more information on how to get involved this year go to the HPE website.
