Let's talk about the London HIV Prevention Programme (LHPP), with Valerie Solomon (Policy and Projects Manager, Health and Adult Services at London Councils) and Paul Steinberg (Lead Commissioner of the LHPP).
- HIV is an important public health problem in London. In 2017, an estimated 38,600 people were living with HIV in London. This represents 38% of all people, both diagnosed an undiagnosed in the UK.
- The LHPP was established by the boroughs in 2014 in response to the previous decade’s increasing HIV rates in the capital.
- The LHPP oversees a free condom distribution scheme, provides outreach services targeting at-risk groups such as men who have sex with men, and runs the award-winning Do It London public awareness campaign
- Since 2014, London has made remarkable progress in addressing the HIV challenge. The most recent figures from Public Health England revealed a substantial decrease in London’s HIV diagnosis rates of 21 per cent in 2016-17.
London Councils has also published a briefing on the HIV National PrEP IMPACT Trial which you can read here.
Members are welcome to submit their views, comments and suggestions to: valerie.solomon@londoncouncils.gov.uk and share your opinions with other members across London.
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