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HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is calling on the people of Shropshire to stand up against HIV-related stigma this World AIDS Day (1st December). To mark the occasion, the charity is putting on a number of events as part of its Stand Up, Stand Out campaign. The campaign aims to raise funds for people living with HIV and banish the stigma that still exists around the condition today.
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is throwing open the doors of its Birkenhead centre for a week-long marathon of HIV testing this November, as part of England’s first ever National HIV Testing Week. From Monday 26th to Thursday 29th November the charity will be offering free HIV testing without prior appointment for local people at high risk of infection.
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust and the St Helens Hospital Sexual Health Clinic (St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals) are joining forces to put on a free walk-in testing session in St Helens, as part of England’s first ever National HIV Testing Week. On Wednesday 28th November from 6pm to 9pm, the NHS Walk In Centre in the Millennium Centre, St. Helens, will be offering free HIV testing without prior appointment for local people at high risk of infection.
Azur at The Marina Pavilion is inviting people across East Sussex to a one-off ‘Red Party’ on Sunday 2nd December to mark World AIDS Day (1st December) and support HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust’s Stand Up, Stand Out campaign. The evening of music, comedy, dancing and celebration will run from 5pm until late and the funds raised will help Terrence Higgins Trust provide services and support for people living with HIV locally.
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is inviting African men in Greater London to mark World AIDS Day by taking part in a free five-a-side football tournament on Sunday 2nd December at Docklands Powerleague. The tournament is part of the charity’s ‘Play It Safe’ project, an initiative funded by Anglo American Group Foundation, which aims to encourage regular HIV testing among Africans living in London.