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Take Our Quiz On HIV And Human Rights In The UK

By Anita Senaratna, Social Media Coordinator 30 Sep 2022
HIV and Human Rights: 2.7.15 - London, UK - Act Up London staged a 'queue to nowhere' demonstration outside the 56 Dean Street sexual health clinic to highlight the fact that PrEP isn't yet available on the NHS for those who need it.

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The past 40 years have seen significant developments for those living with HIV/AIDS in the UK, both in terms of medical treatments and human rights. Medical advances have improved the treatments available and there have been awareness campaigns aimed at reducing the stigma associated with the virus. The recent Channel 4 TV show, ‘It’s A Sin’, which told the story of a group of teenagers living through the HIV epidemic of the 1990s, sparked important conversations about HIV and its history in the UK. We’ve focused our attention this week on how HIV relates to human rights. Think you’ve been paying attention? Take our quiz to find out!

 

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Anita Senaratna Social Media Coordinator

Anita is a writer and creative from Sydney, Australia who is currently based in Bristol. She’s worked as a journalist and copywriter, with work appearing in Australian news sites Junkee and Crikey, as well as in HuffPost. She’s also worked for the BBC, curating content for the BBC homepage as well as Headroom and Our Planet Now, their dedicated mental health and climate change sites. She’s passionate about social justice and finding new ways to tell stories creatively in order to get audiences engaged in important issues.

Anita is a writer and creative from Sydney, Australia who is currently based in Bristol. She’s worked as a journalist and copywriter, with work appearing in Australian news sites Junkee and Crikey, as well as in HuffPost. She’s also worked for the BBC, curating content for the BBC homepage as well as Headroom and Our Planet Now, their dedicated mental health and climate change sites. She’s passionate about social justice and finding new ways to tell stories creatively in order to get audiences engaged in important issues.