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Increasing numbers of people at risk from HIV, which is once again on the rise, is a major concern for Aids West.

AIDS West are to offer free confidential rapid HIV Testing on the last Tuesday of each month at the Teach Solais Centre, Merchants Road, Galway starting Tuesday 31 January.

World AIDS Day, taking place on Thursday, December 1, is a day people all over the world come together to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, encourage progress in prevention, treatment, and care, and break down the stigma and discrimination still surrounding the condition.

People with HIV continue to experience stigma, discrimination and isolation, according to the manager of AIDS West.

Education is the key to removing the “huge” stigma which continues to be associated with being HIV positive, a leading Galway based researcher into the condition said this week.