New figures from UNAIDS show that global HIV prevalence has levelled off and the number of new infections has fallen, in part as a result of the impact of HIV programmes.  While we welcome this global fall in new infections the situation is not mirrored in the UK.

Nick Partridge, Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust said

"It's clear the UK is lagging behind in the fight against HIV -  the numbers of new infections here are going up though globally they are falling. There is too little local investment and too little national focus on HIV which means our prevention efforts are not enough to keep it at bay.  We need to refocus on  HIV in the UK and reinvest in prevention, rather than stand by and watch the spiralling costs of treatment as ever more people test HIV positive."

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