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Treatment of HIV in the UK costs the NHS approximately £400m per year. The cost of HIV prevention is a % of £50m (one off spend) as part of the govt’s ill-focussed prevention campaign for all sexually transmitted infections. What’s wrong with this picture..?

Migrant communities appear to be hard hit by HIV

HIV in the UK is seen as preventable and often the fault of the people involved. This is further compounded when a person living with HIV is also living in poverty and being supported by the state. There can be substantial negative public perceptions

The persistence of poverty-related HIV in the UK is a major factor in how we design our grant programmes.