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National AIDS Trust statement on Positive Voices survey of people living with HIV
12/01/2024
Today the UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA) published the latest edition of Positive Voices . This is the UK’s largest...
Mayor signs up to new HIV Confident Charter to tackle stigma and discrimination in London and UK
01/12/2023
City Hall becomes a founding member of ‘HIV Confident’, a new HIV anti-stigma charter led by National AIDS Trust, aidsmap,...
World AIDS Day: “We can end inequalities by letting communities lead” says UNAIDS executive director
29/11/2023
Exemplifying the UNAIDS World AIDS Day theme of ‘Let Communities Lead’, National AIDS Trust and One Voice Network are proud...
MPs must act now to protect health data
17/11/2023
Everyone deserves power and control over their personal information. National AIDS Trust are calling on MPs to act now to...
UK Government commits to equal fertility rights for people living with HIV
24/10/2023
One step closer Media Folder banner-images The Government committed today to changing fertility laws that discriminate against people living with...
Guidance on how to handle blood products in the workplace needs updating
21/02/2023
The current guidance on handling blood products in the workplace needs to be updated to prevent discrimination against people living...
Government challenged over ‘cruel’ ban on people living with HIV using fertility treatment
07/08/2022
HIV rights charity National AIDS Trust is calling on the government to end the ban on people living with HIV...
Statement: Travelling with medication
03/08/2022
Media reports that some airlines are requesting documentation confirming not just what medication people take, but why, have generated understandable...
Statement: Civil Aviation Authority landmark change for pilots and air traffic controllers living with HIV
20/06/2022
On June 20th, the Civil Aviation Authority announced an update to their rules enabling pilots living with HIV to gain...
Statement: Death of Thoko Shiri in prison was completely avoidable
08/06/2022
On June 8th a jury concluded that Thokozani Shiri, 21 years old and living with HIV, died in prison because...
Statement: Exclusion of trans people from the conversion therapy ban
04/04/2022
We have signed a joint statement alongside over 100 LGBT+ and HIV organisations : The Government’s decision to exclude trans...
Statement: Armed Forces announce major changes to allow people living with HIV to serve in the military
01/12/2021
The Ministry of Defence has today announced that the Armed Forces have committed to ensuring that people living with HIV...
Blood donation rules to be updated to remove discriminatory criteria
11/10/2021
Today the Department of Health and Social Care have confirmed that the question; ‘In the last three months, have you...
New polling shows HIV stigma still widespread
29/07/2021
FTCI NAT logos.PNG Media Folder blog-attachments Stigma, discrimination and lack of understanding about HIV persist 40 years after first reported...
Statement: We stand with the trans community
12/07/2021
As a coalition of HIV and sexual health charities, we want to underscore our absolute commitment to supporting the rights...
The Government and NHS are failing migrants in the UK, finds National AIDS Trust research
22/06/2021
The Government and NHS are failing migrants in the UK living with or at risk of HIV, new National AIDS...
Statement: blood donation rules still include exclusionary criteria
14/06/2021
Deborah Gold, Chief Executive of National AIDS Trust, said: “We welcome the changes made today (Monday 14 June) meaning more...
HIV charities write to MPs to oppose the Nordic model on sex work
15/04/2021
National AIDS Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and The Love Tank are backing the wide sex-worker led opposition to efforts...
Police must remove and end use of database warning markers for HIV to stop HIV stigma, says National AIDS Trust
11/03/2021
Please consider raising this issue with your local MP here . Warning markers identifying a person as living with HIV...
National AIDS Trust stands with trans people against disappointing government response to Gender Recognition Act
22/09/2020
The Government's response to the Gender Recognition Act consultation has missed a vital opportunity to improve the lives of trans...