There is a major health scare within the UK African community in the United Kingdom as a report has found black African people are disproportionately reluctant at visiting the GP to check their health.
African Voice is encouraging readers to participate in a health check campaign that is currently running, it is championed by Terrence Higgins Trust, a registered charity in England and Wales.
You will do well with a healthy lifestyle. How often do you have a health check?
Watch the video and answer the short question. It will take few minutes to go the through the link below to see how you can protect yourself.
https://www.startswithme.org.uk/you-can-stop-hiv/?utm_source=african_voice&utm_medium=sm&utm_campaign=iswm_summer&utm_content=BA
Test
It’s a good idea to test at least once a year. Test negative and end worries and doubt. Test positive and you can enjoy a long, healthy life – by testing early and starting treatment in time.
TREAT
The sooner someone with HIV starts treatment, the better it is for his or her health. Treatment can also reduce the amount of HIV in the body to levels at which HIV cannot be passed on.
PROTECT
Most new infections come from unprotected sex with someone who doesn’t know they have HIV – so aren’t on medication and aren’t undetectable. So we all need to look after ourselves.
We now have the tools to stop HIV, but it takes each of us to make it happen.
The most common way to get HIV is by having unprotected sex with someone who doesn’t know they have it.
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