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Threats to the rights and freedoms of trans people in the UK undermines progress on equality, in HIV and beyond

10/10/2023

By Kat Smithson

At last week’s Conservative Party Conference there were several negative references to trans people and their rights...

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

09/06/2023

By Deborah Gold

We’re delighted with the encouraging updates in the HIV Action Plan annual report, which detail how the...

HIV and mental health: why we must improve mental health services

10/10/2021


By Calum Douglas

Today is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme - 'Mental Health in...

Why we must normalise HIV testing for all

13/08/2021


By Dr Tristan Barber

For many years now we’ve had the suggestion indicator conditions are a good way to identify...

Drugs: how much longer can the Government ignore the evidence?

14/07/2021


By Calum Douglas

Last year we welcomed the publication of the first report of Dame Carole Black’s...

Why migrants living with HIV must be part of the solution to improving HIV health outcomes among those born abroad

29/06/2021


By Charity Nyirenda

Migrants living with HIV must be involved in research and initiatives wanting to understand and...

HIV Commission: six months on

01/06/2021

By Deborah Gold, Chief Executive National AIDS Trust, Anne Aslett, Chief Executive Elton John AIDS Foundation & Ian Green, Chief Executive Terrence...

HIV Commission report: now to move from words to actions

01/12/2020

By Deborah Gold, Chief Executive

We set up the HIV Commission in 2019 as a partnership with the Terrence Higgins...

Integrating HIV healthcare: before and after COVID-19

21/07/2020

By Cheryl Gowar, Policy & Campaigns Manager

The delivery of healthcare is perhaps one of the most obvious ways that...

How we put sexual health on the election agenda with our Twitter Day of Action

06/12/2019

Today we held a live Q&A session on Twitter for prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) to discuss what their party is...