Oh FFS. Not again!

[denso13]

HIV is on the increase thanks to the migrants

Definitely needs a focus on increased testing/treatment.

 

[Notch7]

HIV is on the increase thanks to the migrants

What a hateful person you are

 

[aveatry]

What a hateful person you are

Just stating FACTS

 

[Brigadier]

Just stating FACTS

It's a start, I suppose

 

[denso13]

Just stating FACTS

Some DIY contributors are racist.

 

[T&G]

Dont have any actual numbers but I do know that the majority of Hep B and C patients being treated locally are non-English. African, Chinese and Polish mainly.

You don't have any numbers, but your bigotry will fuel your assumptions and carry you through.

 

[T&G]

HIV is on the increase thanks to the migrants

To be precise, the diagnosis of HIV is on the increase since about 2022. Whether it is down to better diagnosis, or late diagnosis of cases that should have been detected earlier, the statistics do not reveal.
About 50% of the increase is for those of Black African origin. Whether those are immigrants, or from Black African heritage, but born in UK, the statistics do not differentiate. They just say Black African ethnicity.
But as a large percentage (40%) of those diagnosed were over 50 years old, and were late diagnosis, they are unlikely to be recent immigrants, unless they migrated through one of the legal channels.

There also might be a degree of discrimination being applied, as there is in the USA:

Impact on Communities of Color​

• People of color have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic, and represent the majority of new HIV diagnoses, people living with HIV disease, and deaths among people with HIV.
• Black and Latino people account for a disproportionate share of new HIV diagnoses, relative to their size in the U.S. population. Black people account for more people living with HIV than any other racial or ethnic group – in 2022, an estimated 40% of people living with HIV in the U.S. are Black despite Black people accounting for just 12% of the U.S. population. About a quarter of people living with HIV are Hispanic/Latino (26%) but Hispanic/Latino people make up 19% of the U.S. population (see Figure 2).
• In 2022, Black adults and adolescents also had the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses (41.6 per 100,000), followed by Latino people (23.4). Whereas rates of HIV diagnoses were lower among White (5.3) and Asian (4.6) people

The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States: The Basics | KFF

This updated fact sheet provides the latest data on the U.S. HIV epidemic, including key trends over time, impact by region and population, and information on the U.S. government's response.

www.kff.org

Any discrimination may also carry over to inadequate education in prevention of HIV.

 

[aveatry]

About 50% of the increase is for those of Black African origin. Whether those are immigrants, or from Black African heritage, but born in UK, the statistics do not differentiate.

Erm - yes they do ----- Direct copy and paste from government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables

In England, over half (53%, 3,198 of 6,008) of the diagnoses in 2023 were known to have been previously diagnosed abroad (Figure 9). This is a 110% rise from 1,524 in 2022 and a 202% rise from 1,058 in 2019.

In 2023, 72% (2,308 of 3,198) of those previously diagnosed abroad reported Africa as their region of birth. Specifically, 50% (1,592 of 3,198) of those previously diagnosed abroad reported Eastern Africa as their region of birth followed by 22% (716 of 3,198) who reported other areas of Africa, and 8% each for those who reported Asia (267 of 3,198) and Latin America and the Caribbean (245 of 3,198) as their region of birth.

 

[ajohn]

Wow all this mention of problems. For some reason solutions to the basic problem seem to be absent.

 

[T&G]

Wow all this mention of problems. For some reason solutions to the basic problem seem to be absent.

Aveatry just likes to blame immigrants for all the country's ills.
He probably goes searching for anything to show immigrants in a bad light.
I doubt if he has any real compassion for the sufferers.
He chooses to ignore the Action Plan outlined in the same web site that he used for his data.
Anyone with any real concern would have concentrated more on this aspect.

Search

Find content from government

www.gov.uk

towards-zero-the-hiv-action-plan-for-england-2022-to-2025

 

[ajohn]

Any discrimination may also carry over to inadequate education in prevention of HIV.

A lot of Africa's HIV problems are put down to long distance truck drivers and prostitution in stop overs. More UK data
In 2018, there were an estimated 103,800 people living with HIV (both diagnosed and undiagnosed) in the UK, and the HIV prevalence among those aged 15 to 74 years was estimated to be 2.3 per 1,000 population. Approximately 7% of those living with HIV were estimated to be unaware of their infection.

HIV: migrant health guide

Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.

www.gov.uk

Best read rather than me copy paste.

 

[Ihavenojob]

You don't have any numbers, but your bigotry will fuel your assumptions and carry you through.

**** me, himmy's got another name.

 

[aveatry]

Aveatry just likes to blame immigrants for all the country's ills.
He probably goes searching for anything to show immigrants in a bad light.
I doubt if he has any real compassion for the sufferers.
He chooses to ignore the Action Plan outlined in the same web site that he used for his data.
Anyone with any real concern would have concentrated more on this aspect.

Wrong - on all counts
Aveatry just likes to blame immigrants for all the country's ills. Show me where in any of my posts
He probably goes searching for anything to show immigrants in a bad light. Show me where in any of my posts
I doubt if he has any real compassion for the sufferers. Show me where in any of my posts

All I have done is copy and paste official government data if you dont like it then take it up with UKHSA. Having the data is a step that needs to be taken to improve the migrants health. What part of that dont you like.

 

[T&G]

Wrong - on all counts
Aveatry just likes to blame immigrants for all the country's ills. Show me where in any of my posts
He probably goes searching for anything to show immigrants in a bad light. Show me where in any of my posts

This should suffice:

HIV is on the increase thanks to the migrants

I doubt if he has any real compassion for the sufferers. Show me where in any of my posts

It was obvious it was my opinion of you. That words "I doubt if" indicate it was my opinion of you.

All I have done is copy and paste official government data if you dont like it then take it up with UKHSA. Having the data is a step that needs to be taken to improve the migrants health. What part of that dont you like.

You obviously went searching for data that would present minorities in UK in a bad light.

 

[T&G]

Erm - yes they do ----- Direct copy and paste from government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables

In England, over half (53%, 3,198 of 6,008) of the diagnoses in 2023 were known to have been previously diagnosed abroad (Figure 9). This is a 110% rise from 1,524 in 2022 and a 202% rise from 1,058 in 2019.

In 2023, 72% (2,308 of 3,198) of those previously diagnosed abroad reported Africa as their region of birth. Specifically, 50% (1,592 of 3,198) of those previously diagnosed abroad reported Eastern Africa as their region of birth followed by 22% (716 of 3,198) who reported other areas of Africa, and 8% each for those who reported Asia (267 of 3,198) and Latin America and the Caribbean (245 of 3,198) as their region of birth.

The large percentage of such cases were over 50 years old. So they were not boat arrivals, as we have been told by many right wingers that the boat people consist only of young men.
Therefore those over 50, of Black African descent migrated to UK via official channels.