Specialist: Strong campaign needed to combat rising STI numbers

An “in-your-face” public health campaign using billboards and bus shelter advertising is needed to combat the ongoing rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to a specialist in sexual health.

Dating apps should also be forced to carry information about safe sex, said Dr Derek Freedman, a consultant in genitourinary medicine: “Look at dating apps and tell me where the information is about safe sex."