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Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Incidence (29 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a notifiable disease covered by the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations 2016. The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre collects and collates data nationally on new HIV diagnoses . At present, data that would allow the separate categorisation of transgender people is not systematically collected on new HIV diagnoses. Transgender...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 May 2006)

Conor Lenihan: HIV/AIDS continues to be the single biggest obstacle to reducing poverty and to attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Current statistics from the United Nations Joint Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) indicate that in 2005 almost 40 million people were living with the HIV virus. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the worst affected region in the world and is now home to over 25 million...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (10 Nov 2005)

Conor Lenihan: HIV-AIDS continues to be the single biggest obstacle to reducing poverty and to attaining the millennium development goals, MDGs. Current statistics from the United Nations Joint Programme on AIDS, UNAIDS, indicate that in 2004, almost 40 million people were living with the HIV virus. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the worst-affected region in the world and is now home to over 25 million...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (8 Feb 2007)

Conor Lenihan: HIV/AIDS continues to be the single biggest obstacle to reducing poverty and to attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Current statistics from the United Nations Joint Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) indicate that, in 2006, almost 40 million people were living with the HIV virus. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the worst-affected region in the world and is now home to over 25...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (11 Mar 2008)

Michael Kitt: Recent data released by the United Nations Joint Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) show that the global HIV prevalence — the number of people living with HIV — has levelled off and that the number of new infections has fallen. This is primarily due to much improved surveillance methodologies along with some positive impacts of HIV programmes. However, in 2007 over 33 million people were living...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...item for this Government. The Strategy's lifetime was extended to 2022 and an independent Review has been completed and will be published on the Healthy Ireland website shortly. The prevention of HIV infection and treatment of those who test positive is a priority under the Strategy and other programmes, such as HIV Fast-Track Cities, in which Ireland is participating Key achievements in...

Seanad: World AIDS Day: Statements (30 Nov 2017) See 1 other result from this debate

Catherine Byrne: I thank the House for providing me with the opportunity to speak to Members on this important topic in advance of World AIDS day tomorrow, 1 December. HIV is one of the most stigmatised conditions of our time. In September, I opened the national HIV conference hosted by HIV Ireland which focused on this stigma. The conference examined how the stigma of HIV/AIDS is an additional burden on...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (2 Jun 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14, 25, 26 and 50 together. This year marks thirty years of the global AIDS epidemic. Addressing HIV and AIDS, which has destroyed the lives of millions of men, women and children, is of fundamental importance to the reduction of global poverty. AIDS remains a leading cause of death in many developing countries. Over 22 million people in sub Saharan Africa...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (27 Nov 2007)

Dermot Ahern: ...be met for the world as a whole. However, this is not the case for sub-Saharan Africa. Though the poverty rate there has declined by six percent since 2000, the progress is far too slow. Although HIV and AIDS continue to be the single biggest obstacles to reducing poverty and to attaining the MDGs, significant progress is being made in some areas. Current statistics from the United Nations...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (10 Feb 2004)

Brian Cowen: HIV-AIDS is a key priority for the Government. Ireland was one of the first donors to develop a HIV-AIDS strategy and we have worked to ensure that the issue is high on the agenda of the EU and of the UN's funds and programmes. Since 2001 Ireland's financial allocations to the fight against AIDS have increased tenfold with a budget allocation of €40 million in 2004, 10% of the total...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Assistance: Overseas Development Assistance (18 Nov 2008)

Peter Power: I believe that the fight against HIV and AIDS in Africa and beyond is fundamental to poverty reduction. We spend over €100 million annually on combating HIV and other diseases of poverty. Our assistance is targeted at those countries most affected by the pandemic including Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Lesotho, Zambia and Malawi. The Government is investing in programmes that are...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (6 Dec 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Conor Lenihan: The HIV/AIDS pandemic presents a major challenge to developing countries, especially in Africa. Children are severely affected. In sub-Saharan Africa 12 million children under the age of 17 have lost one or both parents to AIDS and it is estimated that the figure will rise to over 15 million by 2010. Children account for 14% of new global HIV infections and 18% of AIDS related deaths. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...being independently reviewed in order to chart a new direction for the coming years. The Review will be published on the Healthy Ireland website once complete.  Key achievements in relation to HIV prevention to date include: - PrEP HIV prevention programme- Implementation of the national roll-out of a HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme. PrEP is a medicinal treatment...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sexually Transmitted Infections (1 Dec 2020)

Frank Feighan: Some 23 public STI services nationally provide free STI and HIV testing. HIV testing is also available as part of the national antenatal screening programme, with almost 100% uptake. The HSE sexual health and crisis pregnancy programme funds and collaborates with community partners to expand HIV testing among higher risk population groups such as gay men and migrants in order to identify...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: HIV information, prevention and treatment is a policy priority under the National Sexual Health Strategy (NSHS). Free home STI testing is available in every county across Ireland. Anyone who is aged 17 or over can order a free STI test to their home or to any other valid postal address in Ireland. Further information on this service can be found at www.sexualwellbeing.ie. In addition to the...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Nov 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Conor Lenihan: HIV/AIDS is one of the foremost challenges in development, especially in Africa. The recently- launched White Paper on Irish Aid reaffirms the priority attached by the Government to addressing the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative provides assistance to countries to implement care, treatment and prevention programmes that can reverse the course of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: The use of PReP is only one component of comprehensive HIV prevention. The World Health Organisation( WHO) supports a combination of approaches to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV, including correct and consistent condom use, reduction in the number of sexual partners, HIV testing and counselling, delaying sexual debut, and prompt treatment for STIs (STIs). Condoms, when used...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (2 Feb 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Recent statistics published by UNAIDS indicated that in 2004 nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV/AIDS virus. Sub-Saharan Africa, by far the worst-affected region, is now home to over 26.6 million people living with HIV/AIDS. Approximately 3 million new infections occurred there in 2004 while the epidemic claimed the lives of an estimated 2.3 million Africans in the past year....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: HIV-AIDS Programmes (10 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: ...with us to implement a range of important sexual health initiatives. We will begin work on a new strategy in 2020. One area of concern to us all continues to be the rise in new diagnoses of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. This year has seen several major actions launched to combat these rising rates of infection. In June, Ireland formally became a member of the HIV...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (9 Jun 2020)

Catherine Byrne: Sexual health, and in particular tackling the challenge of HIV, is a priority for my Department, as evidenced by the introduction of a national HIV PrEP prevention programme in November 2019, with funding of €5.4 million allocated to the HSE in Budget 2020 for full national roll-out this year. In addition, last year, Ireland joined the Fast Track Cities Initiative, a global...