Sophia Forum has been asked by the MuM-PreDiCT research group to share an invite for a set of research interviews. The MuM-PreDiCT research group is based across eight UK universities […]
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30 years living with HIV
Blog by Julie Reynolds In January 2021 I will have been diagnosed with HIV for 30 years. In February I will be 55. Back in 1991 an HIV diagnosis was almost […]
Read moreNicola Stokes
Nicola has an MA in Human Rights from UCL and used her degree to focus primarily on women’s rights issues, including conflict-related sexual violence and domestic abuse. She is a […]
Read moreTaslima Rashid
Tas is a consultant in HIV and sexual health, working at Homerton Sexual Health Services, part of Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust in Hackney. She has been interested in women’s health […]
Read moreSophie Strachan – Director
Sophie has been an advocate for women and HIV for 18 years. She has provided policy advice to public health organisations, NHS England, NICE, NGOs and academics, advocating both nationally […]
Read moreMercy Ngulube – Co-chair
Mercy is an English Undergraduate, former Chair of the Children’s HIV Association (CHIVA) Youth Committee, became a Trustee of the Sophia Forum in 2018. She is a TEDx Speaker and […]
Read moreMenopause Support Group
The Sophia Forum and Chelsea & Westminster Menopause Clinic are working in partnership to deliver a new peer support group for women experiencing the menopause.
Read moreMaking women’s voices heard: Marie’s experience of accessing and being on PrEP
Sophia Forum co-chair Sophie Strachan blogs for the BASHH newsletter Women at higher risk of acquiring HIV can benefit from PrEP, but take-up of PrEP among women in the UK […]
Read moreA 10,000 place PrEP trial was never going to meet demand – it’s time to make PrEP available to all who need it
Alongside 31 other organisations, we are calling on NHS England and local authorities to ensure the routine availability of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) on the NHS in England by 1 April 2019. […]
Read moreBeing seen, being heard: ensuring women living with and affected by HIV are Invisible No Longer
Sophia Forum trustee Jacqui Stevenson blogs on the #InvisibleNoLonger campaign When most people think about HIV in the UK, they don’t think about women. Yet in the UK, a third […]
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