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A few recurring prejudices about living with HIV

1 December, 2019 M J P B McFarland Campbell

Those of us who live with HIV face prejudice from the world around us in many ways. Sometimes this prejudice is very blatant, other times it is in the background, but still there. Examples include: believing that only certain groups … Continue reading A few recurring prejudices about living with HIV

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Shocked at being told I had “the plague”

1 January, 20161 January, 2016 M J P B McFarland Campbell

So it is 2016 and last night as the old year was preparing to leave, I got told that I had the plague: the gay plague. I thought that this sort of language was only to be expected from conservatives … Continue reading Shocked at being told I had “the plague”

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#StandUpToHIV – AVERT campaign tackles fears of HIV

27 November, 201527 November, 2015 M J P B McFarland Campbell

46% of people living with HIV do not know they have it. Stigma surrounding HIV remains one of the biggest reasons people are not testing.  To mark World AIDS Day (1 December 2015) HIV charity AVERT has launched an animation … Continue reading #StandUpToHIV – AVERT campaign tackles fears of HIV

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Is HIV stigma still a problem in Dublin?

30 September, 201530 September, 2015 M J P B McFarland Campbell

For many of us living with HIV there is always the niggling thought at the back of our heads that other people will talk about our status, often behind our backs, and if we are particularly unfortunate it may even … Continue reading Is HIV stigma still a problem in Dublin?

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QUB research into stigma in gay men living with HIV

28 July, 201528 July, 2015 M J P B McFarland Campbell

Stigma experiences, well-being and medication adherence in gay men living with HIV If you live in England, Northern Ireland, or the Republic or Ireland and are over 18 years of age, been living with HIV for over a year, and … Continue reading QUB research into stigma in gay men living with HIV

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August 8

8 August, 200925 July, 2015 M J P B McFarland Campbell

The People Living with HIV Stigma Index Today, I completed the Questionnaire for The People Living with HIV Stigma Index at the local HIV Support Centre. The questionnaire asked lots of probing questions but hopefully it will help provide statistical evidence to improve policies, and ensure that these are grounded in the realities of people living with HIV. Continue reading August 8

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For the Media

  • Guidelines for reporting HIV (2010) Advice for editors and journalists writing about HIV from National AIDS Trust (UK).
  • Media Reporting Guidelines: HIV (2021) Reporting guidelines from HIV Ireland for how to write about HIV and AIDS.

Government

  • An Roinn Sláinte | Department of Health Irish Department of Health
  • Department of Health | An Roinn Sláinte | Männystrie O Poustie (NI) The Northern Irish Health Department
  • UK Department of Health Department of Health in the United Kingdom

HIV

  • HIV I-base HIV treatment information for healthcare professionals and HIV-positive people
  • HIV & AIDS information (nam) A variety of easy to access, non-technical information on HIV and AIDS.
  • Living+ a message about living with HIV/AIDS
  • HIV Support Scotland UK @ Hortilad’s place This HIV/AIDS Information Resources Centre based in Scotland UK, offers free advice and information on HIV/AIDS from a personal perspective.
  • Terrence Higgins Trust Terrence Higgins Trust is the leading and largest HIV and sexual health charity in the UK
  • DHIVERSE DHIVERSE, HIV and Sexual Health Charity operating across Cambridgeshire
  • Positive Now | All-Ireland Network
  • Dean Street Zero We have finally found the tools to beat HIV. We’ll do it if we all act together. Take the Plan ZERO challenge to find out which will work best for you.
  • GUIDE clinic, St James's University Hospital, Dublin 8
  • HIV Ireland
  • University of Liverpool HIV drug interactions
  • National Aids Trust National AIDS Trust – NAT
  • Positive Nation the UK’s HIV and Sexual Health Magazine
  • HIV Fact Sheets Information Fact Sheets from the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Avert

Ireland

  • GUIDE clinic, St James's University Hospital, Dublin 8
  • Irish Kidney Diet
  • HIV Ireland
  • The Sexual Health Centre, Cork
  • Sexual Health NI | Public Health Agency
  • Positive Now | All-Ireland Network

Kidney disease

  • Irish Kidney Association
  • National Kidney Foundation (USA)
  • Irish Kidney Diet

United Kingdom

  • National Aids Trust National AIDS Trust – NAT

United States of America

  • National Kidney Foundation (USA)

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