This briefing – produced jointly between HIV Outcomes and Positive Life NI – focuses on the situation and experience of HIV voluntary sector services in Northern Ireland and highlights what we believe are the essential recommendations that must be taken forward to support people to live well with HIV.
Life-changing Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) services are greatly needed and valued in Northern Ireland by people living with HIV. There is a continued demand for services supporting their health and wellbeing, and with the continued experience of stigma affecting their quality of life, alongside waning levels of HIV awareness in key demographics, the case is clear for continued investment.
However, the dedicated services are under serious threat from severe funding challenges and action is needed so that no one gets left behind, and to work towards the goal of ending
new HIV transmissions by 2030.