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July 27, 2009
Eric Page steps up to the Fourth Plinth and makes a stand for Terrence Higgins Trust
On 28th July Eric Page will take his place on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth for an hour from 10-11am as part of Antony Gormley’s One & Other exhibition Eric will spend part of his hour on the Plinth wearing a ‘THIVK you’re still negative?’ t-shirt to raise awareness of the work of Terrence Higgins Trust. THIVK is a year long campaign developed by the CHAPS partnership and launched by THT to get men to consider if they have HIV without realising. The Health Protection Agency estimates up to 10,000 gay men in Britain have HIV without knowing.
July 24, 2009
UK young people want better information on sexual health
83% of young people surveyed by UNICEF UK and Terence Higgins Trust say they need a sexual health information service similar to the Government’s ‘Talk to Frank’ drugs service.
July 23, 2009
THT offers LGBT young people the chance to ‘Re-Write History’
Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is offering young people from the LGBT community a chance to take part in an exciting new project in which they will ‘re-write’ modern British history to include the role of the LGBT movement.
July 20, 2009
THT launches the Mambo website, a major new sexual health resource for Africans online
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is pleased to announce the launch of the Mambo website (www.mambo.org.uk), a major website dedicated to raising awareness of HIV and sexual health specifically among African communities. The service will go live on 20 July.
July 17, 2009
Terrence Higgins Trust opens a new HIV and sexual health centre in Nottingham
On 30 July sexual health and HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will officially open its new centre in Nottingham. The charity has been based in the city since February 2008 from its old site in Lace Market. THT’s new centre on 23 Barker Gate, which is funded by NHS Nottingham City, NHS Nottinghamshire County, Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council will offer a wider range of services to support people living with HIV and help prevent the rising rates of sexual ill-health.
July 14, 2009
One-hour ‘Fastest’ service aims to reduce undiagnosed HIV in Newham
An HIV ‘Fastest’ clinic opens this week and will run in Stratford on Mondays from 6pm-9pm. In a bid to reduce levels of undiagnosed HIV, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), Widows and Orphans International and NHS Newham are encouraging residents of Newham who may have been at risk to attend the local service.
July 9, 2009
Terrence Higgins Trust’s one-hour ‘Fastest’ service aims to reduce undiagnosed HIV in Tower Hamlets
In a bid to reduce levels of undiagnosed HIV, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), Positive East and NHS Tower Hamlets are encouraging people who may have been at risk to attend a local service offering fast HIV testing. A ‘Fastest’ clinic runs at Mile End Road every Tuesday from 6pm-9pm and there is also a monthly mobile clinic at venues across the borough.
July 8, 2009
New THT campaign tells younger gay men the facts about sexual health clinics
Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a new campaign to reduce levels of undiagnosed HIV by encouraging gay men, and particularly younger gay men, to start regularly attending sexual health clinics. The campaign will use a stand-alone website (www.betterclinics.co.uk), media adverts, posters, condom packs and pin badges to dispel some of the myths about clinics and what the testing process involves.
July 8, 2009
THT’s one-hour ‘Fastest’ service aims to reduce undiagnosed HIV in Brighton & Hove
In a bid to reduce levels of undiagnosed HIV in Brighton & Hove, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is encouraging gay and bisexual men who may have been at risk to attend a local service offering one-hour HIV testing. One in four people who have HIV in the UK are undiagnosed, and there are now more people living with the condition than ever before.
July 8, 2009
Terrence Higgins Trust to run new City & Guilds course on HIV
HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has just been approved to offer a new City & Guilds course in understanding HIV and AIDS. The course was developed as a partnership between THT and City & Guilds and it is the first of its kind. Courses will be run at locations across the UK.
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