The truth about HIV:
- There are nearly 110,000 people living with HIV in the UK
- Approximately 26,000 people living with HIV in the UK have not yet been diagnosed
- More than one million HIV tests were performed in sexual health clinics in 2013
- In 2013, 6,000 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in the UK
- In 2013, 42 per cent of adults newly diagnosed HIV were diagnosed late, after they should have started treatment
- In 2013 less than 1 per cent of people with HIV died
- Around 1 in 17 men who have sex with men (MSM) living in the UK has HIV
- Black African people make up 1.8 per cent of the UK population but 36% of all people living with HIV
- In 2013 there were 2,449 black Caribbean people in the UK living with a diagnosed HIV and accessing HIV care
More information from National Aids Trust nat.org.uk
When Hunter Charlton was diagnosed with the virus aged 20, he was overcome with grief, believing he would be dead within 10 years. As he learnt more, the anguish turned to anger – at the ignorance that still causes fear and stigma for so many like him.
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