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A number of political party leaders have been tested for HIV today to raise awareness of World AIDS Day this Saturday.
Micheál Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil, Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Féin, Brendan Howlin, leader of the Green Party, Eamon Ryan, leader of the Green Party and co-leader of the Social Democratic Party Róisín Shortall, did the test together to show how fast and simple a HIV test can be.
The global theme of World AIDS Day is "Know your status". It aims to emphasize that HIV can affect anyone, regardless of bad, baduality or age.
HIV Ireland says the country is facing the prospect of new HIV diagnoses exceeding 500 for the second time in three years.
To date, preliminary figures for 2018 indicate that there were 459 new HIV diagnoses in Ireland, 26 more than last year, which equates to more than ten new HIV cases. infection per week.
The organization is calling on the government to take steps to reverse the rising trend of new diagnoses by implementing prevention services and increasing resources for people living with HIV.
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