Image Image Stigma Stigma is when a negative label is attached to an aspect of a person that is wrongly seen as disgraceful or unacceptable. Read more about Stigma
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Image Image 14 February 2025 News story Over 50 MPs join the Prime Minister in testing for HIV To mark National HIV Testing Week, more than 50 MPs have tested for HIV to show how quick and easy it is. Read more about Over 50 MPs join the Prime Minister in testing for HIV
Image Image 24 April 2020 News story Remembering Dr Malcolm Gellan Andrea ran the London Marathon for the last two years in memory of her brother-in-law, who died due to complications relating to HIV in the 1980s. Read more about Remembering Dr Malcolm Gellan
Image Image Advice for people living with HIV If you’re living with HIV in the UK, you can apply for support from our advice team. Read more about Advice for people living with HIV
Image Image 9 December 2022 News story Infected Blood Inquiry: 'My father was a haemophiliac' Elizabeth MacRae, whose family was affected by the Contaminated Blood Scandal, shares her history and view of the Infected Blood Inquiry. Read more about Infected Blood Inquiry: 'My father was a haemophiliac'
Image Image 6 February 2023 Press release Free home HIV kits with 15 minute result available during National HIV Testing Week This week you can order a free test for HIV that give results in just 15 minutes, as we progress towards ending new HIV cases by 2030. Read more about Free home HIV kits with 15 minute result available during National HIV Testing Week
Image Image Hepatitis C Sexual health information about hepatitis C symptoms, how it's transmitted, the stages of infection and how it's treated. Read more about Hepatitis C
Image Image How HIV is transmitted HIV is passed on through blood, semen, vaginal fluid, anal mucus and breast milk, if the person with HIV has a detectable viral load. It’s not passed on by spitting, sneezing or coughing. Read more about How HIV is transmitted
Image Image 7 June 2023 Press release Opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing sees almost 2,000 new diagnoses in first year The success of the programme shows that the Government must expand the testing to hospitals in high prevalence areas immediately. Read more about Opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing sees almost 2,000 new diagnoses in first year