CONCERN is growing over the increasing numbers of teenagers and young people being diagnosed with HIV in Jersey every year.
On average one person is diagnosed with the virus in the Island every month, but without anonymous testing there is no way of knowing exactly how many people have HIV in Jersey.
ACET Jersey, the local Aids charity, says that it doesn’t know how many people there are in Jersey living with HIV. It is worried that lives could be at risk by not having anonymous testing. It also fears that undiagnosed people could be unknowingly passing on the virus on to their partners.
In its latest annual report, the charity has criticised Jersey for ignoring the social and economic implications of the spread of HIV in the Island. Director Rosemary Ruddy, pictured, said that early detection of HIV was crucial, especially in young people.
Article posted on 5th September, 2008 - 3.00pm
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What a suprise…. Jersey is yet again behind the rest of the world , this time It’s the HIV/AIDS issue. Anonymous testing is the ONLY way to get a real idea of how widespread the virus is in the island!
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