HIV charity helps out injecting drug addicts

A Scottish HIV charity is set to provide on-street support to injecting drug users in Glasgow in a bid to tackle the city’s continuing HIV outbreak.

Waverley Care’s HIV Street Support Project will work with people to provide access to harm reduction education, HIV testing, and support to address contributing factors including homelessness.

A total of 133 people in Glasgow have been diagnosed with HIV since the outbreak linked to injecting drug use – more than trebling the previous average of ten a year.