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UK Health Security Agency to have strengthened sequencing and surveillance capabilities
The government’s priorities for UKHSA were set out in the agency’s first remit letter.
UKHSA’s top priority is taking forward the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) and ensuring that we are prepared against other future external health threats.
In order to deliver this, the government has confirmed that, to support part of its remit, the agency will have increased genomic sequencing and surveillance capabilities.
UKHSA will plan for the next phases of the pandemic, ensuring COVID-19 related activities are operating effectively to manage the transmission and impact of the virus. The agency will also help support wider key lessons learned from the pandemic to keep our nation safe, both now and in the future.
HIV test THREE in five people missed an opportunity to be tested for HIV last year. New figures from Public Health England shows that 8,278 people had the chance to be tested for the virus at sexual health clinics in Bolton last year. Only two fifths of those actually took a test, with just under 5,000 people either declining or not offered a screening. A new report from the HIV Commission highlights that more than half a million people across England missed out on a test in 2019. It wants everyone who undertakes a blood test in the NHS to be offered HIV screening.
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Burkina Faso and Thailand achieving UHC for Sexual and Reproductive Health
Trakanphurtphon Hospital 11 December 2020
How are countries integrating sexual and reproductive health and rights into Universal Health Coverage – and why does this mean a healthier world for all?
When sexual and reproductive health services are integrated into universal health coverage, all people, everywhere, can get the quality care they need without financial hardship.
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Every individual on the planet has sexual and reproductive health needs, which change throughout their lives,” said Ian Askew, Director of the WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, including the UN Special Programme HRP.