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World AIDS Day: 'Ignorance is the killer'

Sky, 01 Dec 2021
The Government has announced 23 million pounds to end HIV in England by 2030.

But Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle says that it is the stigma that still surrounds the disease that is stalling people from getting tested.

Mr Russell-Moyle, who is HIV positive, says that when a person tests positive and gets the 'right treatment' they can live normal lives - but it's the fear of being shunned that can prevent this, especially among women.

Watch his interview with Adam Boulton here in full.

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