Tag: 2019

  • Meet the Positive People standing up to stigma this World AIDS Day

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    This World AIDS Day, December 1st, Positive People everywhere are standing up and asking that everyone join them in making a pledge to stamp out HIV related stigma. Continuing stigma around HIV prevents people coming forward for testing. It stops people accessing life-saving treatment, and it makes people already living with the virus feel ashamed…

  • HIV Testing Week 2019 – Get Tested, Get Treated

    This week, November 16th – 22nd 2019, is National HIV Testing Week in the UK. Saving Lives’ message is clear: “HIV testing is quick, simple and could save your life”. National HIV Testing Week (NHTW) aims to promote regular testing among key populations. It aims to reduce the numbers of undiagnosed people and those diagnosed late.…

  • New U=U resource empowers patient-doctor conversations

    The Saving Lives charity has released a new resource aimed at empowering patient-doctor conversations around U=U The charity, who are exhibiting at the British HIV Association (BHIVA) conference in London this week, developed the leaflets and accompanying social media campaign to help both patients and doctors alike discuss the prevention benefits of Undetectable = Untransmittable…

  • Dr Naomi, Saving Lives Ambassador takes to TV in The Sex Clinic

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    Saving Lives Ambassador, Dr Naomi Sutton, is taking the message that “testing saves lives” to the nation as the star E4’s ‘The Sex Clinic’ on Monday nights. Dr Naomi Sutton joined Saving Lives as an ambassador back in November 2018 at the start of National HIV Testing Week. We were delighted to have such a…