Views

The urgency of this inquiry cannot be questioned considering the disproportionate suffering of people of colour from the pandemic.

Prevent, part of the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy, is highly contested, with concerns it is more akin to surveillance, with individuals viewed as potential criminals rather than those with care and support needs.

The Muslim community in the UK experiences a greater range of health inequalities than the wider population, particularly older people, with over 24 per cent of Muslims aged 50 years and above reporting poor or very poor health.

The new HIV: women in the UK report by Public Health England, Sophia Forum and Terrence Higgins Trust provides a welcome focus on how women are affected by HIV in the UK.

HIV is a women’s issue. Internationally, young women are the group facing the greatest risk of acquiring HIV and in the UK a third of people living with the virus are women.

This week, a vitally important report has been published – entitled ‘Women and HIV: Invisible No Longer’, the report is the culmination of a one year research project conducted by Sophia Forum and Terrence Higgins Trust into the needs of women affected by HIV.

International Women’s Day (8 March 2018) is a time to celebrate the achievements of women, but it’s also an opportunity to highlight what more needs to be done in the struggle for equality. And this year’s official theme, #PressforProgress, reflects this. Women living with or at risk of HIV in the UK continue to be impacted by complex and nuanced issues that relate to gender and other inequalities. We’d love for women to get in touch on twitter @NAT_AIDS Trust or at [email protected] to let us know what you think are the major issues affecting women living with HIV today, and how NAT might help.

To mark International Transgender Day of Visibility and the launch of NAT’s new report Trans* people and HIV, writer and campaigner Juno Roche reflects on the barriers to good care for trans people living with HIV.