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<p>The HIV Action Plan is the cornerstone of our approach in England to drive forward
progress and achieve our goal to end new HIV transmissions, AIDS and HIV-related deaths
within England by 2030. A key principle of our approach is to ensure that all populations
benefit equally from improvements made in HIV outcomes, including women.</p><p>The
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publish a yearly monitoring and evaluation report,
which sets out key indicators to track progress towards our ambitions in the HIV Action
Plan, including by gender, and this data helps system partners to understand where
services can be improved and made more accessible to key populations. The next report
will be published on 1 December 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Department commissions research
through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which also funds
Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) to help build an evidence base for public
health policy and practice in partnership with UKHSA. The NIHR HPRU in bloodborne
and sexually transmitted infections at University College London has ongoing research
to determine the levels of awareness of and interest in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP) among women and how this relates to equity factors and HIV risk.</p>
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