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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.
November 28, 2011
Mayor of Telford takes HIV test to raise awareness for World AIDS Day
The Mayor of Telford is to take a public HIV test in an effort to encourage more local people to test for the virus. Cllr Malcolm Smith, Labour Councillor for Hadley and Leegomery Ward, will attend the Telford centre of HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) on World AIDS Day (Thursday 1 December) for a simple finger-prick blood test. His result will be delivered within 20 minutes.
November 24, 2011
THT calls on gay scene to get behind new HIV prevention campaign
In the run up to World AIDS Day (December 1), HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling on the gay community to get behind a new, England-wide campaign urging gay and bisexual men to use condoms during sex. There are now more men with HIV on the gay scene than ever before, one in four of whom remain undiagnosed and therefore more likely to pass the virus on. To combat rising rates, THT is calling for gay businesses and individuals to help halt the spread of HIV on the scene by placing a renewed focus on condom use.
November 24, 2011
Terrence Higgins Trust launches new centre in Somerset on World AIDS Day
Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the UK’s largest HIV and sexual health charity, is to launch its first centre in Somerset, following a merger with local charity Somerset Gay Health. The new service will be launched on World AIDS Day (December 1st), and will operate from Somerset Gay Health’s existing premises on Albemarle Road, Taunton.
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