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Motion · S5M-23541 · 30 Nov 2020

World AIDS Day 2020

Lodged by Jamie Greene Standard Motion 33 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises that 1 December 2020 marks World AIDS Day, which offers the opportunity to remember the people who have been lost due to the HIV pandemic, raise awareness of HIV and challenge stigma; understands that, with early diagnosis and effective treatment, HIV is a manageable long-term health condition; acknowledges and affirms the scientific evidence that people living with HIV who receive treatment that reduces the level of virus to levels that are undetectable cannot pass on the virus through sex; recognises HIV Scotland’s new campaign, Generation Zero, which aims to end stigma by getting people to talk about the facts about HIV; notes the role that PrEP plays in virus transmission reduction; understands however that a Public Attitudes Poll published by HIV Scotland suggests that 46% of Scots incorrectly believe that HIV can be transmitted by kissing, spitting or biting, but believes that, with the right focus on ending stigma, supported awareness of treatment and prevention and increasing testing rates, Scotland will be on the way to meet the aspiration to have no HIV transmissions by 2030.

Supporters (33)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.