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March

Press releases March, 2008

Mar 28 2008

HIV Still Increasing Among Gay men

In response to the initial 2007 figures on HIV, released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of the National AIDS Trust commented Read the full article
Mar 27 2008

National AIDS Trust Welcomes Asylum Commission Report

The National AIDS Trust welcomes the interim report published today from the Independent Asylum Commission. Read the full article
Mar 14 1900

Public Policy Announced on the Criminal Prosecution of Sexually Transmitted Infections

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced new public policy and guidance to prosecutors to explain how it deals with cases involving the intentional or reckless sexual transmission of an infection.  Read the full article
Mar 08 2008

Next Generation Microbicides offer new New Hope for Womens Sexual Health

On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2008, the National AIDS Trust calls on Government and pharmaceutical companies to support trials of a new class of microbicides that could offer the greatest hope for women’s sexual health in the 21st century. Existing methods of HIV prevention are failing millions of women, particularly in developing countries, where women often cannot negotiate condom use.  Read the full article
Mar 01 2008

Dame Denise Platt wins Public Servant Award

Dame Denise Platt has been named Public Servant of the Year in the 2008 Dods and Scottish Widows ‘Women in Public Life Awards’. Dame Denise is Chair of the National AIDS Trust Board of Trustees as well as Chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection Read the full article