Category: News
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The HIV Commission for England have today, on World AIDS Day 2020, published their report which sets out 20 recommendations to get England to zero new HIV infections by 2030. The report explores how the government, NHS, public health officials and the voluntary sector can bring about the changes needed to end new transmissions before…
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UK based HIV and sexual health charity, announce the winners of their ‘Grassroots Grants’ programme. Saving Lives, the UK-based HIV and sexual health charity known for its innovative home sampling kits, can today announce the winning three applications to their ‘Grassroots Grants’ programme. The grants, of £1000 each, have been awarded to small groups or…
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A new paper from medical journal The Lancet has reported that people with HIV diagnosed today can expect the same life expectancy of the general population. For years now we’ve referred to people living with HIV as having a “near normal” life expectancy, but according to this paper from The Lancet we’ve now reached…
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This was the week when the UK voted to leave the European Union, Sonic the Hedgehog turned 25 years old and astronaut Tim Peake returned to Earth from the International Space Station. Meanwhile in the world of HIV… Miss Universe gets an HIV test to promote HIV testing on American HIV Testing Day (Huffington Post) Born…
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It’s great to see England doing so well at the Women’s World Cup – especially when so many of our Saving Lives ambassadors and supporters are part of the squad! The team secured its place in the final 16 on Wednesday night, so it’s now through to the knock-out stages and further glory for them –…
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Congratulations to Darren Bent, one of our longest standing Saving lives Ambassadors, on his permanent move to Derby County FC: Darren Bent says he ‘couldn’t see himself playing anywhere else’ once the possibility of joining Derby County permanently arose. The 31-year-old striker today signed a two-year contract, with the option of a further year, following…
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Saving Lives Patron, Professor Jane Anders0n, and Saving Lives Ambassador, Carl Froch, have both been featured in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Jane, a former Chair of the British HIV Association, was awarded a CBE “for services to HIV Medicine and Sexual Health Research.” Meanwhile, Carl, the current WBC world super middleweight champion, was made…
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This arrived in the Saving Lives offices this morning: what does everything think about Vangardist magazine printing an issue with HIV-positive blood in the ink? We think it’s a fantastic way of commenting on, challenging, and combatting stigma and the common misconceptions about how HIV is transmitted. The magazine came to us all the…