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who received sex education at school were less likely to have sex early,
practise unsafe sex or become pregnant.
And another study, from the Scottish National Health Service, found that
the number of men and women who got sexually transmitted diseases has
risen by almost 30 per cent in the last five years.
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Funding battle looms
A battle is looming over government proposals to abolish the 'ring-fencing'
of HIV prevention funding.
Since the 1980s each health authority has been given a special budget
for HIV prevention work. Under proposals outlined in the Sexual Health
and HIV Strategy the money will be merged with all other local health
funding from this April.
Simon Wright of the HIV Policy Forum said: "We are extremely worried
that these changes are being made without adequate safeguards to ensure
that HIV work continues in the future. Health authorities may prefer to
spend the money on more socially acceptable conditions such as heart disease,
cancer or tackling waiting lists."
Activists have called on everyone to write to their MP or to the Health
Secretary Alan Milburn about this, and the THT's campaigning website
(www.advocacyonline.net/tht/index.htm) includes a form letter you can send to your MP.
