Stigma is more harmful than HIV
Common misconceptions about HIV have a devastating impact on people living with the virus. But HIV is now treatable, and just one pill a day means it can’t be passed on. And if HIV can’t...
Category: Press Articles
Make sure your understanding of HIV is up to date this World AIDS Day
Stigma persists around HIV because of outdated perceptions of the virus and what it means to be HIV positive today, writes Sinclair Laing. December 1 is World AIDS Day. Or World HIV Day, as...
Penny Gillies: Treating patients as individuals is key to good healthcare during hard times
Press & Journal article by Penny Gillies
Do your homework about HIV and don’t make assumptions
Press & Journal article by Colin Stewart, Chair of Our Positive Voice
Testing for HIV and getting peace of mind has never been easier
Press article by Penny Gillies for Press & Journal
Colin Stewart: I was given 3 months to live in 1996 – now I’m fighting to stop the transmission of HIV by 2030
When I was 29, back in 1996 I was diagnosed with HIV. It was a different world back then compared to what it is like now. My CD4 (white blood cell count) was down...
Be part of the generation that stops the transmission of HIV in Aberdeen
In partnership with OPVG December 1, 2021, 9:00 am Stopping the transmission of HIV in Aberdeen and beyond – is it possible? The answer is yes! Here’s how the reality of living with HIV...
HIV/Aids: Dispelling the myths and changing attitudes
From The Press and Journal https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/2801140/hiv-aids-myths/ by Ellie House January 10, 2021, 1:15 pm The screen flickers to life as the voice-over echoes, and sinister music climbs to a frenzy. A horror movie perhaps, as dramatic...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and people living with HIV in Scotland
UPDATE FROM HIV SCOTLAND https://www.hiv.scot/news/coronavirus-covid-19-and-people-living-with-hiv-in-scotland Our new Coronavirus Helpline is live between 10am – 6pm, Monday to Friday. Dial 0131 558 3713. Here, we’re keeping you up to date with everything we know about...
Latest news re HIV and COPID-19
https://www.bhiva.org/BHIVA-statement-on-COVID-19 Coronavirus (COVID-19) and HIV – update from the British HIV Association (BHIVA) Update re: BHIVA Spring Conference, Manchester, 26th- 29th April 2020 Friday 13 March 2020 Following CROI 2020, there continues to be...
