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The HIV Charity for Scotland.
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Call for research participants! Willing to share your experience of being refused, declining, stopping, or self-sourcing PrEP in a confidential phone interview? Contact Jen MacDonald @GCU (details below) for more info. £30 Love2Shop voucher sent to participants after interview.
Are you on PrEP? Has it changed your life or the way you approach sex? Get in touch to be involved in an exciting new project.
Happy New Year! New Year, new you? Join our team at any of this year's Kiltwalks to raise some much-needed funds for our work to end HIV in Scotland by 2030. Check it out now or contact us for more info.
Did you have a great Christmas? Whilst you're enjoying your new socks and a whisky - why know #KnowAboutPrEP and #PreventHIV? Find out more at www.prep.scot
This festive period #KnowAboutPrEP and #PreventHIV. Find out more about PrEP at www.prep.scot!
From everyone at HIV Scotland, we're wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year when it comes. Our office will reopen on 7th January. We look forward to working with you in 2019.
⏳ We’ve nearly concluded the consultation for our Strategic Plan 2019-22. We’ve been listening 🗣👂🏻to people all across Scotland 🏴! We’ve been on loads of trains🚂 to Inverness, Dundee, Aberdeen & Glasgow. Over 40 people have attended our events. Thanks to all who attended! 👏🏻
Our online consultation is still open, and you can join us at our Christmas🎄 Party 🎉 tomorrow. Get involved, engage and help shape our future.
Welcome to our new Chief Executive, Nathan Sparling
The Chair of the Board of HIV Scotland has released the following statement regarding the appointment of Nathan Sparling as the Chief Executive of HIV Scotland.
Dr Nicoletta Policek said: “We are delighted to announce that the Board have appointed Nathan Sparling to the role of Chief Executive following a very competitive, open recruitment process.
... “Nathan has a proven track record at delivering, which culminated in a very successful launch of our book, Disclosures for World AIDS Day. His vision for the organisation has brought significant funding that will help us deliver a diverse range of projects over the coming years.
“The Board wish Nathan and the team all the best as they build on our successes.”
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Some more World AIDS Day coverage about #Disclosures, and our campaign to eradicate HIV-related stigma. Proud of Stephen!
On this #WorldAIDSDay we're very proud of James & Will who contributed very moving pieces to #Disclosures and continue to talk out to challenge stigma.
Our final #WorldAIDSDay video comes from Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon This message covers U=U and Scotland's prevention toolkit that includes #PrEP. #WorldAIDSDay
Our whistle stop tour of Scottish political leaders for this #WorldAIDSDay heads to Jackson Carlaw MSP. Here he talks about the importance of knowing your status and taking an HIV test! #WorldAIDSday
Our #WorldAIDSDay Leader videos continue with Richard Leonard MSP who talks about the U=U message - those living with HIV, on effective treatment #CantPassItOn! #WorldAIDSDay
Next up in our #WorldAIDSDay Leader's videos is Patrick Harvie Patrick Harvie MSP - Scottish Greens. Here he touches on advances made in treatment, the introduction of PrEP and how we can get to zero new infections by tackling stigma. #WorldAIDSDay
To mark #WorldAIDSDay, each of the political leaders in Scotland sent us a video. Here is Willie Rennie reflecting on how far we've come over 30 years of #WorldAIDSDay and highlighting the importance of the UN Sustainability Goals to end new HIV infections by 2030.