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Aids

Volume 196: debated on Thursday 17 October 1991

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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of AIDS have been confirmed in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; how many persons have died as a result of AIDS in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on education to combat the spread of AIDS in Northern Ireland.

The information requested is as folllows:

YearAIDS CasesAIDS-related deaths
19862
198711
198861
198977
199059
19911423
1 to 30 September.
2 to 30 September.
The public education campaign conducted on a national level through the mass media is supplemented locally be a comprehensive health education programme on HIV/AIDS undertaken by health and social services boards, the Health Promotion Agency and the AIDS helpline (NI). A teaching package on AIDS awareness aimed specifically at young people has also been developed for use in Northern Ireland schools.