men's work."
Gary Alessio, of the Pan London HIV and Aids Providers' Consortium, looked
at practical ways
to fund HIV prevention work in the future.
"The government is speaking to gay men like the weird TV comedy League
of Gentlemen in its approach to healthcare: 'This is a local shop for
local people. There's nothing for you here'.
"Activists must get involved in Primary Care Trusts, try and drive
the agenda, and be creative in looking for HIV funding in the future,"
he said.
But many of the voluntary sector representatives appeared fearful for
their own and their service's future. Tim Foskett of PACE predicted: "Many
organisations will go down the tubes because of these funding changes."
One of the last CHAPS sessions addressed the taboo
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question of why so little prevention work is targeted at HIV positive
people themselves.
With at least 30,000 people in Britain now living with HIV, and over two-thirds
of these among gay men, virtually no prevention money is spent on this
vital population.
One of the strange ironies about HIV prevention work in this country is
to ignore the very people who are infected and are able
to pass on the virus.
Will Nutland, Head of gay men's health promotion at THT
