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  • World AIDS Day 2022: The Ribbons, Saving Lives & The Future

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    [html5_video id=5012] Every World AIDS Day is a special opportunity to remember and respect those we have loved and lost to HIV/AIDS, and to appreciate how far we’ve come in the last forty years. It’s also often a time to look forward, too, and think about all the work there is yet to do to…

  • Fast Track Cities Birmingham & Saving Lives

    Saving Lives is extremely proud to be attending Birmingham’s Fast Track Cities+ launch event this evening. Dr Steve Taylor, our Medical Director – and Clinical Lead of the city’s FTC+ programme – will be part of a signing ceremony marking the beginning of this exciting new phase for Birmingham’s approach to HIV. FTC+ is a…

  • Saving Lives UK statement on Monkeypox outbreak

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    In the past few days we have received messages from members of the public who have been understandably worried about the current and evolving Monkeypox virus outbreak, particularly given the media emphasis on community transmission among MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) communities. Monkeypox IS NOT an STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) but is spread…

  • New Video Series for Schools Launched

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    Today sees the launch of a truly exciting new course of sex education videos for schools, starring Saving Lives’ own Naomi Sutton and GP Becky Foljambe. Saving Lives has been proud to co-found the series, and cannot wait to see the welcome it receives – and the positive impacts it achieves! Hosted by the charity…

  • Saving Lives Students at the National

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    The student arm of Saving Lives, based at the University of Birmingham’s Medical School, recently attended a production of Larry Kramer’s 1985 play, The Normal Heart, at the National Theatre in London – and they did so in full Saving Lives dress! Representing the charity at the performance couldn’t have been more fitting. The Normal Heart is an…

  • Saving Lives charity donates £3000 to Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial

    Birmingham based HIV charity, Saving Lives UK, marks World AIDS Day 2021 by donating £3,000 towards the building of Birmingham’s AIDS & HIV memorial. Saving Lives UK has been a proud supporter of the Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial (BAHM), offering administrative and governance support throughout the process. Today, on World AIDS Day 2021, the…

  • Saving Lives launches ‘Grassroots Grants 2021’

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    Grassroots Grants: UK HIV and sexual health charity to offer grants to grassroots organisations that work to improve the lives of people living with, or affected by, HIV. Saving Lives, the UK-based HIV and sexual health charity known for its innovative home sampling kits, is today opening applications for three ‘Grassroots Grants’ of £1000 each.…

  • ‘Sex Unwrapped’: a new podcast series exploring the nation’s favourite activity

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    National HIV and sexual health charity, Saving Lives UK, launches a new podcast series – Sex Unwrapped. Sex Unwrapped is a podcast that takes a down-to-earth look at all matters sexual: from turn-ons to infections, hang-ups to health, we’ll take it all in – and keep our sense of humour while we’re at it. Presented…

  • It’s A Sin: A Tale of Two Viruses

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    Three things have happened to me in the last two weeks which have given me real food for thought. First, as an HIV specialist consultant, I found myself redeployed to the world of the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit; secondly, National HIV Testing Week began; and thirdly, I watched the fantastic Channel 4 drama It’s A…

  • Saving Lives at the University of Birmingham

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    The University of Birmingham branch of Saving Lives UK is a medical student led group set up back in 2018. Our goal is to work alongside the national Saving Lives charity to spread awareness, increase testing, and reduce stigma of HIV, hepatitis, and other sexually transmitted infections. This work includes raising awareness amongst both the…