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THE HSE HAS launched a major new survey of men who have sex with men (MSM), aimed at helping curb the spread of HIV in Ireland.
Backed by a number of health organisations, it’s available online at misi.ie until 31 May.
“In 2013, men who have sex with men (MSM) accounted for the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in Ireland (46%) and this trend continued into 2014,” Dr. Derval Igoe of the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre said in a statement.
“It is vital that we continue to undertake research in this area, among this population group, to provide the necessary information to drive planning and prevention efforts in Ireland to reverse this trend.”
The last survey of its kind was carried out in Ireland in 2010 as part of a Europe-wide study.
The findings were used to develop the HSE’s Man2Man.ie sexual health information programme, and also informed the development of the forthcoming National Sexual Health Strategy.
“We urge as many men as possible to participate in the survey and contribute to the future planning of HIV prevention and sexual health services and promotion,” Mick Quinlan, Manager with the Gay Men’s Health Service, HSE said.
“If you are over 18, living in Ireland, and are a man who has sex with other men, then this survey is for you.”
The survey is completely anonymous, and takes around 15 minutes to complete.
It includes questions about relationships, sex life, behaviours, risks and precautions, and use of health services.
The initiative is backed by the the Gay Health Network, and is supported by an advisory group of international experts.
white people are never emigrants, always ex-pats
I hate these lazy journo stories, and I blame News Ltd for setting the standard, if the the author had got off his clacker he’d have seen these comparisons are based on your Irish employer posting you overseas on an Irish salary. It’s a completely different story if you live in those countries and are paid a local salary.
Pet hate of mine, Fenster. Western European white people are ex-pats. Anyone of a different colour, or white and from East of the Berlin Wall, and you’re an immigrant. Snobbery of the highest order.
also 8th highest in Europe is a terrible position. We should be aiming to be going lower down the list, not towards number 1
You are a emigrant to the host country and an ex-pat to your originating country. So much so I used to think ex-pat was only relevant to irish people as in ex- Patrick / paddy
Boganity: I live and work in Bulgaria in a town on the Black Sea coast. I manage quite well on Bulgarian salary. Beer at 40cents for a 500ml bottle, a nice meal for two in a local restaurant around 12.50 euro. LPG for the car about 45cent a liter, insurance at 50 euro, car tax about 30 euro for a year. 1.20 euro to see a doctor. Private hospital bills subsidised by the health service. I grow my own veggies and fruit. Make my own booze from grapes or apricots growing in the garden. 35degs C here today. I can walk around anywhere at night in safety. It’s nothing to see women walking through a dimly lit park late at night here, Things can get tight at times, but all in all, i’m much better off here.
what Kal said: they’re expats when you’re referring to people from your own country.
next thing fenster you will be wearing an afro and hitting the tanning salon everyday.Must be tough been a self hating liberal.
that rachel dolozell wan ruined it for the likes of me
An Ex-pat and an emigrant are different things.
An Ex-pat is resident for tax and legal purposes in their home country but are seconded on to a foreign one.
Tbilisi may be the cheapest city in Europe, but there’s also albino tigers running around the place, eating people right now. I’d rather take my chances with an expensive cup of coffee….
This is nice. However perhaps correcting for the average wage would give a meaningful appreciation of the real world cost.
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