April 2022 Today marks more than 2.5 years on from giving my oral witness statement to the Infected Blood Public Inquiry. Sadly, we are still seeing a victim of this scandal die every ninety six hours, as the commitments made by the British government remain without action. In my closing statement I spoke from the heart and I […]
Read moreTAINTED BLOOD AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA’S WORST PUBLIC HEALTH SCANDAL Tainted blood has impacted thousands of Australians. Right up until the 1990’s patients were exposed to blood and blood products that were tainted by deadly viruses. Victims of this scandal include adults, children, pregnant women, haemophiliacs, the sick, the anaemic, accident victims, and those having had elective surgery, they have not been […]
Read morePRESS RELEASE 17/09/2020 Lord David Owen will give evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry as it reopens on Tuesday 22nd September The UK’s largest ever statutory inquiry, The Infected Blood Inquiry, chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff, will reopen on Tuesday 22nd September with former Health Minister Lord David Owen due as its first witness of this session. Lord Owen’s evidence […]
Read moreThe Infected Blood Inquiry The Inquiry will examine why men, women and children in the UK were given infected blood and/or infected blood products; the impact on their families; how the authorities (including government) responded; the nature of any support provided following infection; questions of consent; and whether there was a cover-up. Inquiry News & Updates September 2020 Inquiry publishes […]
Read moreHIV / AIDS NEWS We are excited to announce that you can now access the sessions from the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual), via the conference website. Explore hundreds of hours of digital content including on-demand sessions, e-posters and global village sessions on your own schedule. https://cattendee.abstractsonline.com/meeting/9289 New HIV Variant is Resistant to Antiretroviral Drugs New Zealand HIV […]
Read more70 Years of support The Haemophilia Society The path for anyone trying to bring about change is never easy and over the decades I have thought about giving up. But anyone who knows me will also know that is never really an option for me as I do not give up. Change is happening and my article published in […]
Read moreHaemosexual Australia HEALTH & POLITICAL NEWS Donations Needed as Lockdown Hits DSG Youth Mental Health Charity Coronavirus: NZ Keeps Gay Blood Donation Laws at 12 Months, Decision Delayed in Australia Australia Removes Truvada From Government Subsides Scheme Building Business Ideas to Fight Mental Health
Read moreHIV / AIDS News February Federal judge temporarily blocks military from forcing out HIV-positive airmen https://www.wctrib.com/news/government-and-politics/4571860-federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-military-forcing-out-hiv Fury at HIV data leak in conservative Singapore Rico has lived with HIV for almost a decade, confiding in only a small number of people in socially conservative Singapore, fearful of the reaction. Last month, he got a phone call saying information about his […]
Read moreThis is Colin a gorgeous little boy who will live on in my heart forever. It’s because of him and the many others who were murdered by those responsible for their care that gives me the strength to fight for justice and the protection of future generations. Love to Jan & big Colin today and always. For those who do not […]
Read moreDespite being one of the more socially liberal countries, Iceland still has a ban on gay men donating blood. One of the chief epidemiologists in Iceland has urged the government to lift the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood. There is currently a total ban on men who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood. The Reykjavik Grapevine reports Þórólfur […]
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