Red ribbons are to take over the city centre for Terrence Higgins Trust‘s Safe Sex Roadshow, which will offer support and advice for World Aids Day.
On 29 November the charity will be appearing at a number of bars and clubs including Pulse and Wow Bar, supplying information about HIV and Aids and handing out condoms.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/kqMxrLqHAVo[/youtube]
It is estimated that there are over 90,000 people over the age of 15 living with HIV in the UK according to the Health Protection Agency’s HIV in the United Kingdom: 2012 Report however around a quarter of people living with HIV are undiagnosed.
“World Aids day is set up to remember those we’ve lost through HIV,” said support services manager Joshua Hall “But also to appreciate those who are living with HIV and the stigma that they are facing as well and the fact that HIV really affects everybody.”
World Aids Day runs annually on 1 December.