Enhancing black representation and leadership in the HIV response

By Oluwakemi Agunbiade This Black History Month, National AIDS Trust wishes to celebrate and champion the value of black leadership and representation to create impactful community change and address health inequality. In 1987,...

HIV Action Plan: We can’t allow positive findings to disguise the very real challenges we face

HIV Strategy

By Deborah Gold We’re delighted with the encouraging updates in the HIV Action Plan annual report, which detail how the country is performing toward our shared target to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030. It’s no small...

Why access to mental health services needs to be consistent across the country

HIV Strategy

By Natasha Dhumma, Head of Policy & Campaigns Poor mental health is significantly more common among people living with HIV than the wider population. The need for adequate mental health services for people living with HIV, fully...

M·A·C COSMETICS – 15 YEARS SUPPORTING NAT

HIV Strategy

One of our strongest and most longstanding partnerships has been with M·A·C Cosmetics, who as well as stocking our red ribbons on every one of their counters in the UK, have funded much of our work over the last 15 years. To mark 15 years of our...

"So much research is done on us, this time it was a true collaboration" - Changing Perceptions reports

HIV Strategy

This is a guest blog for NAT from Silvia Petretti, joint CEO at Positively UK . Visit the Changing Perceptions website here . In February 2017 as I was doing a regular check-up at my HIV Clinic I was asked if I wanted to fill in...

U=U, human rights, and criminalisation: highlights from International AIDS Conference

HIV Strategy

NAT hit Amsterdam 23-27 July 2018 for AIDS2018. This was my first foray into the hotpot of activism and energy that is the International AIDS Conference. It did not disappoint and I’m still absorbing much of it, but here are some of my key take-...

“Let’s do something dramatic” Sir Elton’s rallying cry

HIV Strategy

“Elton is always early” we were told by Anne Aslett, the Executive Director of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF). Sir Elton John, a consummate entertainment professional, was preparing for a thorough, political lecture looking at the HIV...

The new drugs strategy: does it go far enough?

HIV Strategy

Last week the Government published the 2017 Drugs Strategy, the first national drugs strategy since 2010. The previous drug strategy was heavily criticised for its focus on abstinence, and little mention of harm reduction initiatives. The 2017 Drugs...

NAT lands Radio 4 charity appeal to broadcast on Easter Sunday

HIV Strategy

The NAT appeal will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Easter Sunday at 07.55 and 21.26, and on Thursday April 20th at 15.27. In the week following its broadcast you will be able to listen to it on the Radio 4 website . We were recently honoured to work...

We need to correctly identify trans people in the health system

HIV Strategy

To mark International Transgender Day of Visibility and the launch of NAT’s new report Trans* people and HIV , writer and campaigner Juno Roche reflects on the barriers to good care for trans people living with HIV. I have been HIV...