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 […]
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Sophie 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 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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The Catwalk for Power, Resistance and Hope. Strutting for women with HIV
Susan Cole, Sophia Forum Trustee writes on International Women’s Day about women and HIV This International Women’s Day I planned to write a blog about women with HIV dripping with […]
Read morePrEP in Europe Summit – making women’s voices heard
Sophia Forum trustee Jacqui Stevenson blogs on PrEP in Europe Summit Sophia Forum participated in the recent PrEP in Europe Summit, held in Amsterdam in February, along with almost 120 […]
Read moreAviva Community Fund – The Results
In October 2017, Sophia Forum entered the Aviva Community Fund contest to try to win financial support for our advocacy training events. Competition was fierce, and despite receiving a lot […]
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