To address this, funding is necessary to bring a high-quality evidence base into step with widespread popularity, to establish and disseminate best practice and train teachers, and to identify and properly support those most in need of mindfulness in accessing appropriate programmes.
However, using HIV prevalence rates amongst blood donors to estimate national prevalence, it was found that in March 2005, only an estimated 5.1% of people in need of ART were accessing ART [ 5].
The increase in fees would disproportionately affect people from ethnic minorities and prevent those most in need from accessing justice.
It is encouraging that the data suggests those who are in need of support services are accessing the resources available at SolarisCare whether through recommendation by health professionals, other patients or self-selected.
In Lesotho 23% of adults are HIV-positive, and only 26% of those in need are accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).
One large health care system, Veterans Health Administration VHAA), recently initiated the MOVE!® Weight Management Program, but it is unclear if veterans most in need of MOVE!® services are accessing them.
The death rate from HIV/AIDS amongst the adult population has decreased by 66.7% between 2002 and 2011, and 90% of adults in need of antiretroviral treatment (ART) were accessing it.
With years of digital exhaust now behind us – over 240 billion photos on Facebook, 8 billion on Flickr, and not to mention the 72 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute – we're now transitioning to a time when we're in need of smarter tools for organizing and accessing our personal data archives.
"And so the gap between those who are in need of treatment and those who are accessing treatment is getting wider and wider.
"It's impossible to ignore the humanitarian disaster unfolding across Asia and Africa - hundreds of thousands of children are in need of finding their parents, their families, accessing health care, clean water and safe environments.
The consultation period runs until 11 August and Ms Huws said it was essential to understand what people's needs were in terms of accessing Welsh language services.
