We're standing with over 20 charities to urge the next Government to deliver on historic goal of zero HIV cases by 2030.
With just five years until 2030, our joint manifesto One Parliament Left, sets out the urgent actions Parliament must take to achieve this commitment.
We can end new HIV transmissions in the UK by 2030 and ensure everyone living with HIV can live a long, healthy life. We could even be the first country in the world to do so. But there are less than 6 weeks until polls open and the UK elects the parliament that will have the chance to make this historic goal a reality.
Produced with expert charities, doctors’ groups and public health professionals, the manifesto calls for the following six actions to ensure the UK achieves zero HIV transmissions by 2030:
- an expansion of opt-out HIV testing
- the introduction of a national one-stop-shop online PrEP, HIV and STI postal testing service
- the creation of a national re-engagement programme for people living with HIV who are not in care
- the provision of year-on-year, above inflation public authority health grant funding
- the development of a national sexual health strategy
- justice for those impacted by the contaminated blood scandal.
The 2019 to 2024 Parliament has seen considerable progress – the first UK Government HIV Action Plan was published, opt-out HIV testing introduced in 81 A&E departments, PrEP commissioned in sexual health services, and discrimination is being tackled across multiple settings including; the military, pilots, driving, blood donation and fertility rights.
But there is so much more to be done. The vital progress made so far is threatened by a new sexual health crisis. Rates of STIs are higher than ever, demand for services is ever increasing, and access is limited for many.
This manifesto is a clear call from the HIV and sexual health sector. We are united and committed to work with government, the NHS, and all partners to take forward these top priorities.
If our leaders are serious about ending the HIV epidemic they must act fast in the next parliament or we will miss the chance to end new cases by 2030 and have no chance of being the first country to do it.
Read the manifesto here
