HIV Scotland
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promoting positive change
8 May 2012
HIV charities concerned for the safety of a Mother Angelina Pirira Mwafulirwa, and her three children, if they are forcably removed to Malawi.
3 May 2012
THE number of people diagnosed with Hepatitis C in the Lothians has reached record levels. A total of 333 people were diagnosed with the condition last year – more than twice as many as a decade ago.
30 April 2012
This article examines the consequences the phenomenon 'sexting', specifically looking at the impact it has on the security as well as psychological and social wellbeing of teens.
12 April 2012
The Condoms by Post service has now closed, thanks to everyone for their patience and support. No new orders will be processed from today. Find out more on how you can access free condoms in your area.
28 March 2012
The app links to AIDSMAP daily reports on new research, findings and controversies in HIV treatment and prevention from around the world. We also cover key developments in hepatitis, TB and other health conditions linked to HIV.
27 March 2012
The incidence of HIV and AIDS among intravenous drug users in central Athens soared by 1,250% in the first 10 months of 2011 compared with the same period the previous year, according to the head of Médecins sans Frontières Greece
22 March 2012
Charles Gore, President of the World Hepatitis Alliance, used the conference of the Asia Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver in Taiwan to emphasise the importance of advocacy and surveillance in tackling global viral hepatitis, saying that those in the viral hepatitis community should learn lessons from the HIV community in terms of generating a political response to the disease.
15 March 2012
Campaigners in Tanzania have criticised some schools for making HIV-positive pupils wear a red ribbon on their uniforms.
14 March 2012
Hardship Fund for people living with HIV in severe financial need. Funding has been secured from the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the MAC AIDS Fund, as well as via Terrence Higgins Trust’s annual Walk For Life fundraising event, to provide £1.5million of grants over a period of three years.
13 March 2012
High-street chemist Superdrug have started offering customers a new walk-in HIV screening service in thirteen stores across the UK.