Tag: HIV Testing Week

  • PrEP – what is it, and why aren’t more women on it?

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    If you are a woman living in the Birmingham Area  and are interested in taking part in the Purpose 5 Trial, please contact the Research team at Birmingham Heartlands HIV service  at  coreresearchteambhh@uhb.nhs.uk Or call 0121 424 2847 to see if the study is right for you. To qualify, you must be a sexually active woman over the…

  • 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.…

  • Football Saving Lives 2018

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    Saturday 17th November sees the start of National HIV Testing Week 2018. Saving Lives along with our Football Ambassadors are encouraging everyone to get tested, know their HIV status & educate themselves on U = U. Over thirty years has passed since the first HIV diagnosis in the UK, and in those thirty years we’ve…

  • National HIV Testing Week 2018

    Saturday 17th November sees the start of National HIV Testing Week 2018 and Saving Lives is encouraging everyone to get tested, know their HIV status and educate themselves on U = U. Over thirty years has passed since the first HIV diagnosis in the UK, and in that thirty years we’ve made some incredible progress…

  • Social Media as a Health Promotion tool

    Social media is a potentially useful tool in raising awareness about important health issues. Campaigns such as HIV Testing Week ((HTW) 18-24 Nov 2017) generate thousands of tweets by organisations and individuals, with onward sharing potentially reaching many times more people.  We set out to describe the overall tweeting activity before and during HTW, we…