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Articles tagged with: HIV
Why we need a global HIV is Not A Crime Awareness Day
Health
By Florence Eshalomi, Alison Symington and Edwin J Bernard
Why we need a global HIV is Not A Crime Awareness Day
The second HIV is Not a Crime Awareness Day is on 28 February 2023. It was launched by the Sero Project who are part of the HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE coalition — in collaboration with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, community activists and public policy organisations across the United States. The day is a call to give life to the various statements and policy recommendations recognising the negative impacts of HIV criminalisation on health and rights.
Innovation and communities are the key to ending infectious diseases
Health
By Lord Collins
Innovation and communities are the key to ending infectious diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic put global health systems under incredible strain. The result? The response to HIV, as well as other infectious diseases, is further off-track. Yet there remains reason for optimism.
Courageous political leadership is needed to end AIDS
Health
By Lord Fowler
Courageous political leadership is needed to end AIDS
We have come a long way. In the mid 1980s, when I started to work on the campaigns to respond to AIDS, there were no medicines.
We cannot allow HIV and tuberculosis to explode in war-torn Ukraine
Health
By David Mundell MP
We cannot allow HIV and tuberculosis to explode in war-torn Ukraine
On a recent trip to Ukraine organised by the Halo Trust, I saw the very real impact their work is having and how effective British support can be.
Equity must be a priority in the HIV Action Plan
Health
By Mercy Shibemba
Equity must be a priority in the HIV Action Plan
Black communities in Britain still face barriers to access testing, treatment and care
The global HIV response cannot succeed without women’s leadership
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
The global HIV response cannot succeed without women’s leadership
Gender inequality and racism are preventing us from ending new HIV transmissions and ending AIDS by 2030.
Infected blood inquiry: Two thirds of families of HIV victims excluded from interim payments
Health
By Tom Sasse
Infected blood inquiry: Two thirds of families of HIV victims excluded from interim payments
Interim payments to victims of the infected blood scandal announced by the government today will cover only a third of families of those infected with HIV, The House magazine can exclusively reveal.
Remembering Terrence “Terry” Higgins
Parliament
By Vanessa Clarke
Remembering Terrence “Terry” Higgins
He was one of the first to die of AIDS and his friends founded a charity in his name both to honour him and personalise the fight to end the stigma of the disease. Forty years on, Vanessa Clarke remembers her friend and fellow Hansard scribe Terrence “Terry” Higgins.
We still have a long way to go to end HIV stigma
Health
By Martyn Butler OBE
We still have a long way to go to end HIV stigma
This week marks 40 years since Terry Higgins died of an Aids-related illness and his partner Rupert Whitaker and I set about founding an organisation in his honour to prevent what happened to him and is happening to untold others.
Countries with punitive laws criminalising LGBT+ people threatens the fight to end new HIV infections by 2030
Health
By David Mundell MP
Countries with punitive laws criminalising LGBT+ people threatens the fight to end new HIV infections by 2030
Thanks to advances in medicine over the past 40 years, there is no reason why people living with HIV should live shorter lives than someone without HIV.
Women should not be forgotten in the UK HIV response
Health
By Baroness Barker and Florence Eshalomi
Women should not be forgotten in the UK HIV response
Women make up a third of people living with HIV, with an estimated 31,000 women living with HIV in the UK. As a group, women do not experience the best HIV outcomes.
Together, we can beat infectious diseases for good
Health
By Lord Fowler, Catherine West MP, Virendra Sharma MP and Peter Sands
Together, we can beat infectious diseases for good
Twenty years ago, the United Kingdom brought its strength to bear on one of the world’s most pressing health crises by joining the international community to form the Global Fund – a partnership to fight HIV, TB and malaria. At the time, these diseases seemed unstoppable. They were claiming millions of lives, with devastating consequences for families and communities around the world.
Significant cuts to our overseas aid budget have jeopardised efforts to eradicate HIV by 2030
Health
By Steve Brine MP
Significant cuts to our overseas aid budget have jeopardised efforts to eradicate HIV by 2030
Forty years on from the discovery of the first AIDS cases, this World AIDS Day should serve as a turning point in the global health response. It is a time to remember those we have lost to AIDS, show our support for those living with and affected by HIV, and to renew our commitment to ending AIDS by 2030.
Migrants are at risk of being left behind in the UK’s response to HIV
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
Migrants are at risk of being left behind in the UK’s response to HIV
If we are to end new cases of HIV by 2030, we need to reach every community with our HIV response - this includes those born abroad and living in London as well as the rest of the UK.
The global HIV response cannot afford for the UK to step back now
Health
By Baroness Barker
The global HIV response cannot afford for the UK to step back now
By making such significant cuts at this crucial time for the HIV response, we’re jeopardizing efforts to achieve the UN’s targets and are leaving marginalised communities behind.
G7 showed there’s much still to do in the global fight against HIV and AIDS
Foreign affairs
By Steve Brine MP
G7 showed there’s much still to do in the global fight against HIV and AIDS
The world is sleepwalking towards a new AIDS emergency, and we need urgent action to get the response back on track. Government should start by reversing foreign aid cuts.
A Timeline Of Pivotal LGBTQ+ Political Moments In The UK
Health
A Timeline Of Pivotal LGBTQ+ Political Moments In The UK
From the groundbreaking Wolfenden Report to the first same-sex marriage, the landscape of legislation affecting the LGBTQ+ community has changed drastically over the last 70 years.
Lord Fowler: 'Aids has never been a popular cause'
Coronavirus
By Sally Dawson
Lord Fowler: 'Aids has never been a popular cause'
He’s been in parliament more than half a century but never had complete freedom of expression. Lord Fowler, the outgoing Lords Speaker, tells Sally Dawson why he can’t wait to speak his mind
The government must take action to give victims of the infected blood scandal justice before it’s too late
Health
By Richard Angell
The government must take action to give victims of the infected blood scandal justice before it’s too late
Haemophiliacs were invisible as their community was ravaged by HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. There must be long overdue justice for these forgotten victims.
Lord Speaker Norman Fowler Is Stepping Down Early To Campaign On HIV And AIDS
Political parties
Lord Speaker Norman Fowler Is Stepping Down Early To Campaign On HIV And AIDS
Lord Fowler, who is 83, was set to end end his five-year tenure in September, but announced he would step down in April so he could focus on campaigning on public health issues, including HIV/AIDS.
If we redouble our efforts, we can end the HIV epidemic by 2030
Health
By Stephen Doughty MP
If we redouble our efforts, we can end the HIV epidemic by 2030
An HIV diagnosis has gone from being a near-death sentence for sadly far too many to a manageable condition. It is critical with cuts to the UK aid budget that our action on global health is not lost.
World AIDS Day: We are taking huge steps towards ending HIV transmission in the UK by 2030
Health
By Ben Spencer MP
World AIDS Day: We are taking huge steps towards ending HIV transmission in the UK by 2030
We must do everything we can to make sure Covid doesn’t jeopardise the progress we've made towards eliminating HIV in the UK and ensure more work is done to eliminate the HIV stigma.
The HIV Commission Says People Should Be Tested For HIV Whenever They Have A Blood Test
Health
The HIV Commission Says People Should Be Tested For HIV Whenever They Have A Blood Test
Testing for HIV should be carried out whenever someone has their blood taken, according to the UK’s first ever HIV Commission.