NSW Health will stage HIV Testing Week in Yass, Queanbeyan and Goulburn throughout this week, and will be encouraging at-risk people to have an HIV test. In addition, a monthly clinic will commence in Yass on August 28 and appointments can be made on 6298 9233. NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said testing in these areas is vital because it is usually transmitted by people that don’t know they have it. “During HIV Testing Week, we are encouraging people to check their HIV status, and also support the campaign #HelpEndHIV by posting on their social media accounts. “The good news is that in the first three months of 2014, there is a higher proportion of new HIV diagnoses in the early stages of the infection than in previous years, suggesting that the increase in testing is picking up more infections earlier.”