Undiagnosed HIV cases exceed 5% in Belgium, โ€˜Figures not goodโ€™ says Flemish Minister of Welfare

A surge in sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhoea and chlamydia is complicating the HIV epidemic. STIs increase the risk of contracting HIV if exposed. A decline in condom use is adding to the crisis.

Hungaryโ€™s Vรกrhelyi to face 2nd round of written questions

MEPs hold back the green light for the controversial Hungarian Commission nominee.

European youth deserves better contraception

Despite the progress we’ve made in advancing reproductive rights across Europe, young people and women continue to face inequalities in accessing sexual and reproductive services. With many pregnancies in Europe still unintended, this issue needs urgen…

Sharp rise in sexually transmitted infections in Europeย 

On World Sexual Health Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) calls for urgent measures to stifle the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) amid rising diag…

Teenagers increasingly shun condoms and risk disease, WHO warns

Condom use among 15-year-olds has declined since 2014, WHO report finds.

Lady Massey of Darwen obituary

Teacher, education adviser and politician who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of children in Britain and abroadDoreen Massey, Lady Massey of Darwen, who has died of cancer aged 85, devoted a long and busy working life primarily to improving the …

Sharp rise in sexually transmitted infections in Europe, warns EU health agency

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned that there is a need for action to address the significant rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the EU/EEA.