When the UK government’s AIDS: Don’t Die of Ignorance campaign was launched in 1986, I was in primary school. But like so many other people, I can still recall the harrowing tombstone and iceberg adverts on television. The devastating human impact of the Aids epidemic is well-documented and made a long-lasting impression on me.
Decades later, as an NHS consultant working in the field, I have had the privilege of witnessing astonishing medical advances. Today, with medication, a person living with HIV can lead a long, healthy life and not pass on the virus to others.
