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<p>We remain committed to improving sexual and reproductive health in England.</p><p>The
Department published a HIV Action Plan in 2021 setting out our actions during 2022-2025
to move towards ending new HIV transmissions, AIDS and HIV-related deaths within England
by 2030. Good progress has been made during the first year of its implementation,
as set out by the annual report to Parliament published on 7 June. In 2022 we published
the Women’s Health Strategy for England setting out our 10 year ambitions and actions
to improve health for women and girls.</p><p>As part of the HIV Action Plan, the Department
is investing over £3.5 million to deliver the National HIV Prevention Programme, a
nationally co-ordinated programme of HIV prevention work, including public campaigns
such as National HIV Testing Week, that is designed to complement locally commissioned
prevention activities in areas of high HIV prevalence. HPE also aims to improve knowledge
and understating of HIV transmission and reducing stigma within affected communities.</p><p>Local
authorities are responsible for commissioning comprehensive, open access sexual health
services to meet local demand and individual local authorities decide on spending
priorities based on an assessment of local need for sexual health services, including
HIV prevention and testing. We are providing more than £3.5 billion this financial
year to local authorities through the Public Health Grant to fund public health services,
including sexual health services, increasing to £3.575 billion in 2024/25</p>
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