International Day of Persons with Disabilities Published on December 2, 2016 Diversity Jobs Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, and Accessibility in the workplace. www.diversityjobs.co.uk Saturday marks the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which reaffirms and draws attention to the rights of people who live with disabilities, whether they are physical, physiological or mental. […]
Read moreA Message from Andrew Gwynne MP on World AIDS Day 2016 Contaminated Blood Demonstration World AIDS Day 2016 East Ham man’s family protest at Parliament over Aids deaths in blood scandal 21:37 01 December 2016 Emma Youle Tony Farrugia protesting outside Parliament over Aids deaths due to the contaminated blood scandal, including his father and two uncles […]
Read moreWorld AIDS Day 2016 December 1st is World Aids Day, a day when we think of people around the world who have been infected with HIV and those who lost their fight. This year, as in the past, there will be candlelit processions, vigils, articles in the press and so on. Publicity surrounding HIV has changed over the years […]
Read morePrime Minister: HIV stigma is an unacceptable stain on our society Nick Duffy 1stDecember 2016, 10:45 AM Prime Minister Theresa May Prime Minister Theresa May has warned about the “unacceptable stain on society” of HIV stigma, in a message for World AIDS Day. The Prime Minister’s words come a day after shocking derogatory comments about HIV were made by Northern Irish MP Sammy […]
Read more30% of gay & bisexual men believe you can get HIV from sharing a toothbrush And 1 in 10 gay and bi men think you can get HIV from kissing Instagram Gay people are still believing inaccurate myths about HIV 1 December 2016 by Joe Morgan A new survey has revealed 30% of gay and bisexual British men believe you can […]
Read moreBlood victim’s story will be told in pioneering new Aids documentary 08:00 01 December 2016 Emma Youle Mark Ward. Picture: Polly Hancock A victim of the contaminated blood scandal will feature in a pioneering new documentary charting the Aids pandemic through the stories of those caught up in the crisis. Royal Free Hospital patient Mark Ward was told aged […]
Read moreYou Survived AIDS. So Now What? Matt Sharp’s report looks at the unintended challenges facing long-term survivors. December 1, 2016 Long-term survivors of the AIDS epidemic deal with a complicated and unique set of challenges. Matt Sharp chronicles those issues in a 24-page status report titled The Unintended Consequences of AIDS Survival. Released to coincide with World AIDS Day, December […]
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