Leeds in move to join global fight against HIV/AIDS
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Fast-Track Cities, a global partnership between cities, is being coordinated by the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 2 hours agoIt will become the first city in Yorkshire to become a 'Fast-Track City'. Brighton, Bristol, Liverpool, London and Manchester are also among more than 500 cities globally to have signed up.95% of those people are on effective treatmentVictoria Eaton, director of public health at Leeds City Council, said Leeds had "a long history of investment and innovation" around HIV prevention, education and testing.
To coincide with HIV Testing Week , council leader James Lewis and Salma Arif, the authority's executive member for public health, were due to sign documents later.
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