HIV cases have risen 11% and RTÉ should highlight plight of people who have Aids

Re the recent article in the Irish Examiner, by Niamh Horan, under the heading “We need to start talking about Aids here again”, I found it to be constructive, well-balanced and helpful, as I am certain it was to other readers.

The article stated “that one of Ireland’s most respected TV producers, Bill Hughes, has urged RTÉ to start a conversation about Aids, as new HIV cases here reach their highest point in five years.”

A recent report by the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) shows there were 377 new cases of HIV in 2014 alone. This represents an 11% rise on the previous year.