We marked World AIDS Day on 1 December. This is a day of reflection for the lives (over 40 million) that have been lost to HIV/AIDS worldwide over the last four decades, as well as to celebrate the huge advances that have been made in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS during this period.
For the remaining 364 days of the year the Lanarkshire blood borne virus (BBV) network continues to work to prevent HIV by raising awareness, providing education and training, and supporting people who are living with and affected by HIV and other blood borne viruses.
Over the last 14 years, the Lanarkshire BBV network has developed and delivered targeted social media campaigns raising awareness of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
This Christmas and New Year, the Lanarkshire BBV network, in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, are re-running their successful HIV postal testing social media campaign.
The campaign targets young people, the general public and gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (GB MSM) via a range of social media platforms.
To find out more about the Lanarkshire BBV network please contact:
- Dr Nick Kennedy, consultant infectious diseases/BBV lead clinician, NHS Lanarkshire, Nicholas.Kennedy@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Trish Tougher, BBV network manager, NHS Lanarkshire, Trish.tougher@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk