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An urgent call has been made for men who have sex with men (MSM) to participate in a<br />
ground-breaking research project that will be the foundation of critical sexual health policy<br />
and services in Ireland.<br />
The Gay Health Network (GHN) and HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)<br />
are calling for more MSM living in Ireland to complete the European internet sex survey<br />
(EMIS) at www.emis2017.eu.<br />
This research comes at a critical time in men’s sexual health and reflects the community<br />
interest in promoting awareness especially in regional and non-urban settings. The EMIS<br />
2010 Ireland findings were a key input in the joint HSE and Gay Health Network (GHN) first<br />
National Sexual Health and HIV awareness programme for MSM (www.man2man.ie), which<br />
is now one of the most important sexual health tools for MSM in Ireland.<br />
The findings have also contributed to the planning, promotion and increased access to<br />
HIV and STI testing, free condoms and to the greater understanding of the psychological<br />
needs of men living with HIV in Ireland. It also highlighted HIV-related stigma and<br />
homophobic attacks on MSM.<br />
According to Dr Derval Igoe of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HSE: “As<br />
cases of HIV and other STIs continue among men who have sex with men, the information<br />
from EMIS 2017, as with previous surveys, will provide vital information for the GHN, HSE<br />
and other organisations to help plan services and campaigns in Ireland. It will also greatly<br />
contribute to the knowledge of MSM sexual health needs across Europe.”<br />
The EMIS 2017 survey is due to end on January 31, <strong>2018</strong> and we at <strong>GCN</strong> are urging our<br />
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Trinity College Dublin<br />
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University College Dublin<br />
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Dublin City University<br />
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Dublin Institute of Technology<br />
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NUI Maynooth<br />
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