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The investiture of Professor Clive Loveday as an ‘Officer to the Order of St John of Jerusalem’ for services to International Charities and HIV/AIDS takes place in the City of London on 20th October 2015 at The St Johns Church. Professor Loveday worked as a volunteer, in a team, for St Johns Ambulance developing the…
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The Great Saving Lives Bake-Off is simple: find a group of bakers, make some amazingly sweet things … and raise some money for Saving Lives. We like to think of it as having your cake and eating it! Birmingham Heartlands HIV Service’s Hawthorn House has already joined in, baking some brilliant looking cakes and raising money for…
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Our collaboration with the Birmingham Heartlands HIV Service and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Pathology Laboratories launched yesterday, and has already received coverage in the media, on BBC Midlands Today and on ITV Central News. You can read the ITV piece about our online postal HIV testing portal here, and watch the BBC video below.…
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We are excited to launch our new website, specifically re-designed to provide better access to information and resources for people and families living with HIV, HCV and other sexual health. The new website will act as a central information hub for people and physicians looking for advice, information and support on HIV and HCV, including:…
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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…
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NHS England has approved an £18.7 million investment in a new drug for the treatment of hepatitis C. Around 500 patients with acute liver failure, and/or awaiting liver transplantation, are expected to benefit from the decision to fund Sofosbuvir. The hepatitis C virus causes inflammation of the liver, affecting its ability to function. Whilst many…
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Simon Collins, HIV i-Base and Saving Lives Adviser On 27 May 2015, at least 18 months earlier than anyone expected, one of the largest ongoing HIV studies announced early results. The news was given at a high-level press conference in Washington by Dr Antony Fauci, head of the US National Institute for Allergy and Immune…
