AN INNOVATIVE online service offering free condoms alongside sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing kits is now available in East Sussex.
To mark World Contraception Day on September 26, the East Sussex Public Health team is reminding people the existing online STI home testing kit delivery service has been expanded to give residents the option to request a complimentary pack of 12 condoms alongside an STI testing kit.
AROUND one in three people in East Sussex have missed their potentially life-saving cervical screen, figures show.
While over 100,000 people had a cervical screen in East Sussex during the last three to five years, nearly a third of those eligible for a smear test did not take up their appointment.
RESIDENTS across East Sussex are being urged to check they are up to date with their MMR vaccinations following a national rise in measles cases.
Local public health officials are encouraging people to protect their communities by making sure they, and their children, have received the MMR jab which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.
YOUNG people considering a career in medicine were able to take inspiration from an event featuring the country’s Chief Medical Officer.
Professor Chris Whitty spoke to hundreds of health professionals at the first ever South East Public Health Conference with around 400 delegates attending to hear his keynote speech.
