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1 December, 2011
People living with HIV share their stories for World AIDS Day
Terrence Higgins Trust launches collection of stories showing people living with HIV still face multitude of issues
1 December 2011
Sports stars give a red card to HIV stigma on World AIDS Day
Pro swimmer Mark Foster and Harlequins rugby stars Karl Dickson, Sam Smith and Seb Stegmann are backing HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust’s new World AIDS Day campaign tomorrow, Stand Up, Stand Out, and asking people nationwide to ‘show us their undies’ to support people living with HIV.
1 December 2011
Stars Stand Up, Stand Out for World AIDS Day
British celebrities Stephen Fry, Graham Norton and Dermot O’Leary back Terrence Higgins Trust’s new campaign to support people living with HIV this World AIDS Day, Thursday 1 December.
30 November 2011
Stand Up, Stand Out and Dance at Glasgow's Red Ribbon Ball for World AIDS Day
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland (THT Scotland) is calling for people in Glasgow to Stand Up, Stand Out and dance at this year’s Red Ribbon Ball for World AIDS Day on 3rd December.
29 November 2011
LGBrighTon and THT Brighton host World AIDS Day screening of Oscar shortlisted HIV documentary
Brighton University’s LGBT+ society (LGBrighTon) and HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be hosting a special World AIDS Day screening of David Weissman’s deeply moving and inspirational HIV documentary “We Were Here” on Thursday 1st December in Latest Music Bar, Brighton. The doors will be open from 3.45pm, with the screening starting at 4pm.
November 29, 2011
People with HIV still facing multitude of issues, as THT launches collection of stories from those living with the virus
To mark World AIDS Day (December 1st), HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a collection of first person accounts from men and women living with HIV in the UK today.
November 29, 2011
THT urges gay men to take three steps to reduce spread of HIV, as numbers of new diagnoses rise to ‘highest ever’ figure
According to new figures released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), in 2010 there were 3,000 gay and bisexual men diagnosed with HIV in the UK, the highest yearly figure since records began. This means men who have sex with men (MSM) made up 69% of all HIV infections acquired through sex in the UK that year, despite representing between 3% and 4% of the general population.
November 29, 2011
Charity gives three point plan to reduce HIV as diagnoses continue to rise across the UK
Thirty years on from the start of the UK HIV epidemic, Terrence Higgins Trust responds to new figures released by the Health Protection Agency showing there were 91,500 people living with HIV in 2010, with one in four of these (24%) undiagnosed and dangerously unaware they have the infection.
November 28, 2011
Terrence Higgins Trust marks World AIDS day by launching new centre in Suffolk
Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the UK’s largest HIV and sexual health charity, is to launch its first centre in Suffolk, offering advice and support for people living with HIV locally. The new service, jointly funded by Suffolk County Council, NHS Suffolk, and NHS Norfolk and Waveney, will be launched on World AIDS Day (December 1st). It will provide services countywide from a base at mental health charity Mind’s premises on St Matthew’s Street, Ipswich.
November 28, 2011
THT stages Red Ribbon Flash Mob to mark World AIDS Day in Oxford
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is inviting people across Oxford to join a special flash mob and show support for World AIDS Day (1st December). The flash mob will form a human red ribbon on Corn Market Street at 1.00pm, with participants dressing in red clothing to show their support for people living with and affected by HIV.
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