{"id":46581,"date":"2023-02-09T11:26:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T11:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=46581"},"modified":"2023-02-09T11:26:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T11:26:14","slug":"free-hiv-screenings-across-rotherham-in-support-of-national-hiv-testing-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/02\/09\/free-hiv-screenings-across-rotherham-in-support-of-national-hiv-testing-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Free HIV screenings across Rotherham in support of National HIV Testing Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Free HIV tests are being offered across Rotherham in aid of HIV Testing Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yorkshire MESMAC is a sexual health organisation that are providing fast, free, and confidential HIV tests today at AMRC and MESMAC Rotherham \u2013 no appointment needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Doyle, 55, the Chief Executive of Yorkshire MESMAC, said: \u201cWe\u2019re really friendly, we\u2019re not there to judge people, what\u2019s really important is the sooner people know they have HIV the more we can do for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HIV \u2013 a human immunodeficiency virus \u2013 damages the cells in a person\u2019s immune system and weakens the body\u2019s ability to fight everyday infections and disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National HIV Testing Week is a campaign with the aim to encourage more regular testing in England and help those with HIV get diagnosed as early as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign is using the strapline \u2018I Test\u2019 in order to explore everyone\u2019s different reasons for testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, data from gov.uk showed that a total of 1,143,028 people in England were tested for HIV. However, in 2021, this number saw a decrease by nearly 90,000 people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During 2021, there was a total of 2,692 new HIV diagnoses in England whereas in 2017 it was a much larger figure of 4,301.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stigma surrounding HIV has led MESMAC to champion the phrase \u2018undetectable equals untransmittable\u2019 when it comes to treatments and passing on the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Doyle, said: \u201cWe need to be educated that HIV is a difficult infection to transmit \u2013 you can\u2019t get HIV through casual contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s really important is that we now talk about U=U, which means undetectable equals untransmittable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf someone has HIV and is on treatment, because they\u2019ve suppressed the virus so much in their body then even if they have sex they can\u2019t pass on HIV onto sexual partners.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, the number of people in England that were being seen for HIV care was at 91,432.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional information surround HIV and where you can get tested is available at https:\/\/www.mesmac.co.uk\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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