{"id":70345,"date":"2016-05-10T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b33ced17722012e9e28de6cc486b436f"},"modified":"2016-05-11T11:05:18","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T11:05:18","slug":"press-release-new-funding-for-local-hiv-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=70345","title":{"rendered":"Press release: New funding for local HIV prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated:<\/em> Amended the closing date to 2pm on Wednesday 15 June 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p><abbr title=\"Public Health England\">PHE<\/abbr> is encouraging voluntary organisations to apply for national funding to support innovative <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> projects across England.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> (human immunodeficiency virus) remains a public health concern despite major advances in treatment. An estimated 103,700 people in the UK have <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> with a sixth (18,100) unaware and at risk of unknowingly passing on the virus to others.<\/p>\n<p>The risk of infection is higher in certain groups of the population; gay and bisexual men and Black African communities. However, targeted and innovative local initiatives can reduce the risk of people contracting or passing on <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"Public Health England\">PHE<\/abbr> has announced an <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> Prevention Innovation Fund for 2016 to 2017 of up to \u00a3600,000, for local <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> prevention initiatives. <\/p>\n<p>Proposals are particularly welcomed that tackle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>diagnosis for both <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> and other sexually transmitted infections<\/li>\n<li>stigma associated with <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr>\n<\/li>\n<li>other risky behaviours that can increase risk of contracting <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> such as drug and alcohol misuse<\/li>\n<li>the integration of <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> prevention into wider sexual and reproductive health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Public Health Minister Jane Ellison said: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Stopping the spread of <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> remains a priority for the UK government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">We are already seeing some exciting prospects develop from last year\u2019s fund and I am looking forward to seeing more creativity and innovation this time round.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Professor Kevin Fenton, National Director of Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England said;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Our work with local partners is essential in fighting the rates of <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> in this country, which are still rising among certain groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The fund represents an opportunity for local areas to further benefit from national support and I hope to see a range of applications, showcasing creative local solutions to a longstanding public health issue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The application phase for the new National <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> prevention innovation fund opens on Tuesday 10 May, running until Wednesday 15 June 2016. Applications are encouraged from voluntary sector organisations, supported by their local authority, for projects that target groups at high risk. <\/p>\n<p>The total available fund for 2016 to 2017 is up to \u00a3600,000. Those interested in the fund are asked to register at <a href=\"mailto:hiv.prevention@phe.gov.uk\">hiv.prevention@phe.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"background-information\">Background information<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>In 2014 an estimated 103,700 people were living with <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> in the UK, with nearly 1 in 5 (17%, 18,100) unaware of their infection. Among men who have sex with men (<abbr title=\"men who have sex with men\">MSM<\/abbr>) aged 15 to 44, 1 in 20 are estimated to have <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr>. While the number of new <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> diagnoses in the total population are in decline overall, diagnoses among <abbr title=\"men who have sex with men\">MSM<\/abbr> have continued to rise. <abbr title=\"men who have sex with men\">MSM<\/abbr> accounted for more than half of all new <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> diagnoses in 2014, with 3,360 men newly diagnosed: the largest number ever recorded. Among heterosexuals aged 15 to 44, almost 1 in every 1,000 is estimated to have <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr>. Prevalence is higher among black African communities,  with 1 in 56 men and 1 in 22 women living with <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr>. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/hiv-in-the-united-kingdom\"><abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> in the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The National <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> prevention innovation fund is funded by the allocation from the Department of Health to Public Health England for <abbr title=\"Human immunodeficiency virus\">HIV<\/abbr> prevention and sexual health promotion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Projects must have local authority endorsement in order to be eligible for the fund. Eligible projects can apply for the fund from the 10 May until 2pm on 15 June 2016, by emailing <a href=\"mailto:hiv.prevention@phe.gov.uk\">hiv.prevention@phe.gov.uk<\/a> for an application pack.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.uk\/phe\">Public Health England<\/a> exists to protect and improve the nation\u2019s health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. It does this through world-class science, knowledge and intelligence, advocacy, partnerships and the delivery of specialist public health services. <abbr title=\"Public Health England\">PHE<\/abbr> is an operationally autonomous executive agency of the Department of Health. Twitter: <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PHE_uk\">@PHE_uk<\/a>, Facebook: <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PublicHealthEngland\">www.facebook.com\/PublicHealthEngland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"contact \" id=\"contact_2425\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Public Health England press office<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"email\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:phe-pressoffice@phe.gov.uk\">phe-pressoffice@phe.gov.uk<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Telephone<\/span><br \/>\n              020 7654 8400\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Out of hours telephone<\/span><br \/>\n              020 8200 4400\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Health England (PHE) announces an HIV Prevention Innovation Fund for 2016 to 2017 of up to \u00a3600,000 for local prevention initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70345"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70396,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70345\/revisions\/70396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}