How street teams and vending machines are helping to eradicate HIV | Nicola Slawson

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Easier access to HIV tests and better medical treatment has led to a sharp fall in infections. But stigma is still a problem

It’s been nearly six months since Mark Arthur (not his real name) got the diagnosis that he was HIV positive after doing a finger-prick test at home. But within a few months, the antiretroviral therapy medication Arthur takes has reduced the HIV viral load to an undetectable level – and he can no longer pass it on.

Related: HIV diagnoses in England fall to lowest level since 2000

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