02/12/2023
Ahead of , I am honoured to receive recognition for my lifetime work with Elton John AIDS Foundation from HIV & AIDS AlI Party Parliamentary Group during a special reception at Speakers House. It was great to meet with political leaders, with David Furnish and Anne Aslett, to discuss how England could be the first country to end new cases of HIV.
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We can't end AIDS without the backing of the UK government and today, we're delighted by Victoria Atkins' announcement to expand opt-out HIV testing to every high prevalence area across the country.
My Foundation and partners led the world's first HIV
Social Impact Bond in London which proved that opt-out
HIV testing in A&Es works to find and diagnose HIV in people who didn't know they were living with the virus.
Not only does it save money, more importantly, it saves lives. The earlier people know they are living with HIV, they can start treatment and prevent the spread to others.
We must keep our foot on the accelerator to end AIDS.
