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  1. Mayor signs up to new HIV Confident Charter to tackle stigma and discrimination in London and UK 

    London, 1st December — City Hall becomes a founding member of ‘HIV Confident’, a new HIV anti-stigma charter led by National AIDS Trust, aidsmap, and Positively UK to tackle stigma and discrimination in the workplace. Fast Track Cities London is delighted to announce the new charter and a new HIV ambassador programme led by Terrence Higgins Trust today […]

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  2. When HIV communities lead: the role of peer support in redefining HIV care

    The theme for World AIDS Day 2023 is ‘Let Communities Lead’, and for me, a vital way of building confident communities who are capable of leading is empowerment through peer support.  On a personal level, I credit peer support in keeping me alive long enough through the 1990’s to be able to access effective HIV […]

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  3. Power, participation, and change – whose responsibility is it to improve the lives of Londoners living with HIV?

    Why do we ask people to share their stories? Is it for personal interest? Professional development? Meaningful change? These are questions that were on my mind as I engaged with more than 90 Londoners living with HIV, learning about their experiences of life, their condition, and how it affected their mental health. Over the course […]

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