Ministry of Health declines funding for HIV prevention study, despite known risksNAVESH CHITRAKAR/REUTERS There were 224 HIV diagnoses in New Zealand in 2015 - the highest number ever recorded. The Government cut funding for a landmark HIV prevention study despite an internal report outlining the dangers of discontinuing the research, new documents reveal. But we don't know what's driving this increase, meaning we can't target HIV prevention to have the most impact. "We have all the tools to end HIV transmission but we need data provided by [these surveys] to guide the country's responses. Jason Myers, executive director of the NZ AIDS Foundation, said the data set "has been critical in informing the targeted HIV prevention programmes of the NZAF".

Source: Stuff March 09, 2017 06:29 UTC