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Our friends at Body Positive North East are undertaking a great awareness-raising event this July: a simultaneous bike ride and walk around Kielder Water in Northumberland. Body Positive North East (BPNE) is a long established user-led organisation, providing support and services to people, families and communities affected by HIV throughout the North East since 1988.…
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At Saving Lives, we believe that few things in the fight against HIV and AIDS are as important as education and public advocacy. In a country such as South Africa, where 18% of the population were living with HIV in 2012, that awareness-raising is critical. The death of Nelson Mandela, then, marks the passing of…
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World AIDS Day is always an emotional time: it’s a day on which both to take stock and look back; we can see how far we’ve come, but also how much we have left to do. World AIDS Day is a day to remember those no longer with us – and, to honour them, we…
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Last night, two of our Saving Lives positive advocates, along with medical Director Dr Steve Taylor, appeared on the Graham Torrington show on BBC Radio WM. Anthony and Joan spoke about their experiences of living with HIV – and what they would recommend people listening do about their own sexual health. Dr Steve Taylor interview:…
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It’s only six weeks until the UK’s second National HIV Testing Week [NHTW]. To be held between the 22nd and 29th November, NHTW is designed to raise awareness of HIV testing. The aim is to get more people taking this important test. There are plenty of ways to get involved, but one of the best…
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The current Talkhealth online clinic on sexual health features a panel of health professionals including Saving Lives’s Medical Director, Dr Steve Taylor. We’re also sponsoring the clinic, which is a great opportunity to ask the questions you’ve always wanted to … and get expert answers. See you over there – all sexual health questions welcome!
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Over on Twitter, we’re getting Chrismassy with a festive competition: just tweet us @SavingLivesUK, or visit us on Facebook with a caption for this photo, taken on the streets of Birmingham where our Saving Lives Avengers ads are currently running – and the best one will get a prize!
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Our first full year of operating as first a national campaign and then a charity has seen some incredible achievements, and not least of these has been securing such significant brand visibility for our Saving Lives logo and materials. We’re always seeking to improve, though, and following comments from our advisors and advocates we have…
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM SAVING LIVES CHARITY ON STILIYAN PETROV On March 30th, 2012, Stiliyan Petrov, Captain of Aston Villa Football Club and Footballing Patron of the UK HIV Charity Saving Lives, was diagnosed with acute leukaemia. The outpouring of goodwill towards Stiliyan in the days since the announcement have been an excellent reflection of the…
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A new booklet about HIV testing has been published by HIV i-Base. Co-written by one of our advisers, Simon Collins, along with contributions from a former Saving Lives staffer, Charlotte Walker, it’s a really great resource. It is detailed yet easy to read, and full of exactly the sort of messages we try to communicate,…