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September 28, 2009
Terrence Higgins Trust offers new test which detects HIV a month after infection
Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has begun to offer a new type of rapid result HIV test at its clinics which can detect the virus just four weeks after the date of infection. Previous tests were only reliable three months after exposure to the virus.
September 24, 2009
Potential new HIV vaccine: Terrence Higgins Trust response
Terrence Higgins Trust responds to reports that the US army and the Thai government have announced the results of a trial of an experimental HIV vaccine. The vaccine - a combination of two earlier experimental vaccines - was given to 16,000 people in Thailand, the largest ever such trial. At the end of the study, researchers found that the vaccine reduced the risk of contracting HIV by nearly a third.
September 21, 2009
Don’t make assumptions about HIV - a major new campaign tells gay men
Today Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) launches a major new awareness raising campaign aimed at gay men in London. ‘Assumptions’ is aimed at men who don’t use condoms because they think they have correctly identified their partner’s status. This campaign urges men not to assume that they ‘know’ the HIV status of a new partner.
September 18, 2009
Campaigners to SHout loud about sexual health
On September 18, six leading sexual health and HIV organisations are launching SHout loud (Sexual Health out loud) www.shoutloud.org.uk , a website which enables the general public, community groups and campaigners to have their say about sexual health, contraception and HIV services in England.
September 18, 2009
Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland opens a new HIV and sexual health centre in Aberdeen
On 18 September at 3.30pm Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland (THT) will be holding an open afternoon at its new centre in Aberdeen. The charity is inviting local people to come along.
September 17, 2009
Terrence Higgins Trust launches new group for gay men with Hepatitis C and HIV
On October 1, Terrence Higgins Trust is launching a new six week course for gay men who are living with HIV and Hepatitis C. The group will meet each week from 6.30 - 9.30pm in central London.
September 16, 2009
New course helps people with HIV in East Sussex become experts in their condition
On October 1st, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be launching a new course to help people with HIV in East Sussex become experts in their own condition. The Positive Self Management Programme will take place in Hastings, and will last seven weeks starting every Thursday from 2.00pm - 4.30pm from the 1st October until the 12th November.
September 15, 2009
Gay Men’s Sex Survey reveals that two thirds of men have had an HIV test
Today sees the launch of a new report called Testing targets: findings from the United Kingdom Gay Men’s Sex Survey 2007. The survey was carried out by Sigma Research and commissioned by Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), on behalf of the CHAPS partnership. It is the largest survey of its kind in the world, with over 6,000 men taking part.
September 14, 2009
Celebrities to sing for their supper at the Terrence Higgins Trust Supper Club
On Tuesday 3 November, celebrities including Yasmin Le Bon, Donna Air, Jasmine Guinness and Brix Smith-Start will be among the hosts at the annual Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) Supper Club. The event, returning for its ninth year, will see fifty lavish dinner parties take place simultaneously in some of the capital’s finest restaurants.
September 11, 2009
Pete Clark appointed as new National Director for THT Cymru
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Pete Clark as the new National Director for THT Cymru. Pete, who has worked with people living with HIV for over fifteen years, will be responsible for THT Cymru’s centres in Cardiff and Swansea, as well as developing the charity’s contracts throughout Wales.
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