AIDSMAP - Key Persons
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- HIV Information Editor
- Information Editor
Abbey joined NAM as an HIV Information Editor in 2022. She helps to make sure that NAM's information resources are up to date, including the About HIV pages and printed materials. Before joining NAM, Abbey worked as a Specialist Health Editor for Bupa creating and reviewing patient information, as well as leading on health literacy. She has a background in clinical nutrition and previously worked as a nutrition writer.
Alain has been an HIV/AIDS treatment activist since the 1990s. He contributed to the creation of the French Community Advisory Board, has developed treatment counselling programmes for members of key populations, and represented the community on expert committees, advisory boards and conference committees in France and internationally. He is a member of the European Community Advisory Board, also writes for Sidaction and is a scientific translator.
Alasdair qualified from medical school in 2015. Having spent time working in Australia, Uganda and Tanzania, he is now working as an Internal Medicine Trainee at University College London Hospital. His interest in HIV comes from lived experience both professionally and personally. He has an interest in making sure scientific and societal breakthroughs in HIV medicine are communicated in a relatable context to those affected.
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- Freelance Science Journalist
Andy is a freelance science journalist based in Denver in the United States with a master's in science writing from Johns Hopkins University. In addition to his work at aidsmap.com, Andy's writing has appeared at The Scientist, Audubon, Slate, and Them. Andy first joined our Emerging Voices programme in 2021. Twitter: @Andy_Carstens
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- Associate, Salamander Trust
Originally from Kenya, Angelina has over 25 years' experience of working in the HIV sector on different initiatives. This includes providing one-to-one support to people living with HIV, treatment advocacy, and managing service delivery, to facilitating, promoting and advocating for the involvement of women living with HIV in local and national strategy and policy. Living with HIV for more than a quarter of a decade, she is a founder member of the 4M Network of Mentor Mothers living with HIV. Angelina sits on various national and international advisory boards and has also co-authored articles in peer-reviewed journals and UNAIDS reports.
Beau is an activist and advocate who works at the intersections of LGBTIQ+ activism and HIV advocacy and support with a focus on memory activism, community building and storytelling. He has worked in Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, and is the co-founder of the Queer Indonesia Archive. He currently works at Living Positive Victoria and National Association of People with HIV in Australia.
Beth joined NAM in 2018. Beth is responsible for the design of NAM's website aidsmap.com and all the printed and digital content NAM produces. In 2019, she redesigned the aidsmap website.
Bobby is part of Citizen News Service (CNS), a citizen journalism initiative focused on health and science. He writes on HIV prevention research, TB science, HIV and TB related issues, non-communicable diseases and other related issues. He has a BSc from Lucknow University (India), dropped out from Master of Journalism and Mass Communications course, and completed a certificate course from the Academy of Literary Arts and Publishing (Singapore) in editing. He was earlier part of SEA-AIDS and Stop-TB eForum moderation teams and was Key Correspondent with Health and Development Networks (HDN) till 2008. Twitter: @bobbyramakant
Brian is a former International Editor at NAM and a trustee since 1998. His background is in commercial publishing, education, television and film, as Marketing Manager for Scholastic, a Creative Agent for The Royal Opera House and as an independent film producer. He also has many years' experience as a technical and creative consultant, as a translator with a medical specialisation and as a creative producer with youth projects. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Carole is an editor and writer with over 25 years' experience in the field of HIV/AIDS at the planning, management and direct service levels with experience in sub-Saharan Africa and a specialism in maternal and child health. She has consulted for Comic Relief, John Snow Inc., UNICEF and other organisations. Carole holds a Master of Public Health and has been writing news for aidsmap since 2009.
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- Directorate Pharmacist - HIV Services, Ealing Hospital
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- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Charity Nyirenda is one of the UK's leading HIV awareness campaigners, using her own experience of living with HIV for 18 years to promote better understanding of HIV. She has volunteered and worked alongside many organisations in the HIV sector including Positively UK, Embrace UK, NAZ Project, National AIDS Trust and Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). She has been the face of THT's ‘Can't Pass It On' campaign for several years, educating people that those on successful treatment can't pass HIV on to their sexual partners. In 2019, Charity won the Islington Volunteer of the Year award for her support work for women living with HIV and her courage for being the face of several stigma campaigns. In 2021 she was nominated to receive a Points of Light award. She devotes her time to being a dedicated activist for migrant women living with HIV and continues to fight against stigma.
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- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
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- Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Dana Rosenfeld, PhD, is a medical sociologist and social gerontologist specialising in ageing and the life course and in the lived experience of chronic illness. She has published widely on LGBTQ ageing and on ageing with HIV. She was Principal Investigator on the HIV and Later Life project, funded by the UK's Medical Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council.
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- Senior Clinical Lecturer, Honorary Consultant Physician and Clinical Lead for HIV, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
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- Consultant Paediatrician, St Mary 's Hospital
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- Consultant Physician in Sexual Health and HIV, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Consultant GUM Physician, Croydon University Hospital
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine Specialty Registrar, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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- Deputy Director, Arthritis Research UK / MRC Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, Southampton General Hospital NHS FT
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- Clinical Lecturer in Neurology, University College London
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- Consultant Physician / Reader, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College, London
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- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
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- the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
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- Consultant in HIV / GUM, St Mary 's Hospital
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- Consultant Physician in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
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- College Lecturer / Consultant ( Infectious Diseases ), Mater Hospital, Dublin
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- Psychiatrist, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
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- Lead Clinician, 10 Hammersmith Broadway, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sanjay is a consultant physician and senior lecturer in infectious diseases and HIV medicine at London's Royal Free Hospital. He has a special focus on the management of complex HIV infection, including difficult opportunistic infections as well as on the management of viral hepatitis in people with HIV. He is chair of the British HIV Association's Hepatitis Society. Sanjay is particularly interested in NAM's new stream of work around viral hepatitis, which includes aidsmap's sister website www.infohep.org.
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- Consultant Physician in HIV and GUM, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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- Consultant in Haematology Oncology, Barts Health NHS Trust
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- Clinical Research Fellow, Viral Hepatitis and HIV Medicine, Queen Mary University London
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Consultant HIV Medicine, Ian Charleson Day Centre, Royal Free Hospital
Edith is a writer and journalist. Through her writings, she advocates for women, people with HIV, and other minoritised groups. Coming from the highest HIV prevalent community in Kenya, she is passionate about equitable access to HIV testing, prevention, and treatment in marginalised populations. Edith first joined our Emerging Voices programme in 2021. Twitter: @oedithknight
Eli is a young transgender man living with HIV. He works to support, advocate, and raise awareness for other LGBTQ+ and young people living with HIV. Since 2021, Eli has been a Youth Project Coordinator for Positively UK.
Emily lives in Bristol with her son and works at a local mental health charity. Since her HIV diagnosis in 2016, she's been an active member of the local HIV community in Bristol. Emily has been a peer mentor and facilitator, campaigner and positive speaker, and delivers HIV stigma and awareness training to NHS staff. Emily is a keen activist, having been involved in various national projects about HIV. Having a passion for public speaking and being open about her HIV status, she aims to educate and empower.
Emma Cole was diagnosed with HIV in 1991 and has chosen to speak out about living with HIV ever since. She began talking publicly as a volunteer for Positive Youth/Body Positive in 1992 before launching her own 'Positive Voice' talk for schools and businesses in 2002. Since her diagnosis, Emma has spoken at over 250 schools to an estimated 350,000 young people. Emma has appeared in documentaries for the BBC and Sky as well as radio and print media. Twitter: @emmacolehiv / Instagram: @emmacolehiv
Enitan is a migrant from Nigeria, model and activist. He loves helping others and giving back to society. Enitan enjoys going to the cinema, loves dancehall, pop, and contemporary African music, and appreciates the arts.
Felicia is a medical doctor working in East London with a special interest in HIV and Sexual Health. She has worked in Clinical Research for HIV prevention and volunteered with organisations like Africa Advocacy and Positive East to improve HIV knowledge and testing. Her particular focus is around trying to reduce the stigma associated with HIV through better education.
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- Programme Manager for Love Alliance at GNP
Florence Riako Anam is Programme Manager for Love Alliance at GNP+ and leads GNP+ advocacy on paediatric HIV treatment and care, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She is a seasoned HIV and SRHR (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) advocate with over ten years' experience in programme management, advocacy, policy and communication for health and social development. Florence has previously worked at Médecins Sans Frontières and the International Community of Women Living with HIV.
Greta edits our quarterly EUROBulletin on sexual health and HIV policy in Europe and provides editorial support during major conferences. Twitter: @gretahughson
Gus joined NAM's editorial team in 2009 and previously edited HIV Treatment Update and Preventing HIV. Twitter: @guscairns
Born in Turkey, Harun moved to the UK in 2015 to escape anti-LGBT+ hostility and discrimination. When he was diagnosed with HIV in 2016, he chose to become an ambassador for good sexual and mental health, volunteering for several London-based charities. In 2020, he decided to devote himself fully to HIV support work. He currently works at Positively UK, and is also an NHS Patient and Public Voice Partner and a member of the UK-CAB Steering Committee. In June 2022, Harun contracted monkeypox and was hospitalised for 10 days; he had one of the most severe cases in the UK. He was one of the few people who shared his experience publicly to raise awareness of the condition and to challenge the stigma around it. His story has been shared with the world by WHO and the UN. Harun is committed to sharing his life experiences publicly to tackle stigma and raise awareness of HIV, monkeypox and mental health, as well as the stigma he faced as a gay man in Turkey. He also works as a peer mentor to support others living with HIV and shares sexual health information both in Turkish and English through his social media. Twitter: @HarunTulunay Instagram: haruntulunay
Iwan is a chartered HR professional currently working in the sports and gaming industry. With over 15 years experience in human resources and operations, Iwan has held various senior HR roles with Global FTSE/NASDAQ organisations and is a Fellow of the UK, Hong Kong and Australian HR professional bodies. Iwan became a trustee with NAM in 2023.
Jason is a dual qualified solicitor (Australia/England & Wales) and an experienced data protection professional being initiated as a Fellow at the International Association of Privacy Professionals in 2022. Jason has served as a Trustee at NAM since 2017.
Jeremy joined NAM in September 1998. He manages NAM's internal systems including finance, IT and premises. Jeremy's role is to make sure that the office runs smoothly and efficiently. Jeremy has recently conducted a major review exercise of all our income and expenditure to help inform our strategy planning cycle.
Jo was diagnosed with HIV in 2008. Bringing skills gained in 30+ years in journalism, public relations and crisis management to the HIV sector, she joined the British HIV Association (BHIVA) as Communications Officer in 2017. Her insights and perspectives as an HIV-positive person helped to extend the depth and breadth of medical and mainstream reporting and, during COVID, were central to translating treatment guidance into plain English. A committed activist, she has supported the UK-CAB Steering Group for a decade, was a BHIVA Trustee from 2019 to 2023, volunteers for the National AIDS Trust and is a Positive Voices speaker for Terrence Higgins Trust (THT).
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- Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Julia has been a qualified accountant since 2001 and has over 20 years' experience in the financial services industry. Julia has been involved in fundraising and charitable activities within her work environment and became trustee treasurer of NAM in 2019.
Julianne trained in Uganda at a time before antiretroviral therapy (ART) was available there. She has since trained and worked in obstetrics and gynaecology, genitourinary medicine and contraception in the UK and is currently specialising in HIV care and research at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital. She is interested in HIV prevention and cure research and in the involvement of black and ethnic minority women in research as well as how to reach out more to them and other communities that may find it harder to access HIV care services. Other (future) interests are in education particularly of medical and nursing students in Africa.
Keith joined NAM's staff team in 1991 and was our Senior Editor until 2018. He currently contributes news and conference reporting to aidsmap.com and edits infohep.org, our website covering hepatitis treatment news.
Kieran is 27 and lives in Manchester. He has been living with HIV for the last five years. After his diagnosis he studied a master's degree in medical virology, which enabled him to learn more about HIV in order to support his volunteering position at George House Trust as a Positive Speaker. In this role, he goes into communities, schools and businesses to educate others about HIV and share his story. Last year Kieran became engaged to his partner Jack, who is HIV negative, at Disney World. As a couple, they prove the incredible message of U=U - showing that HIV holds no one back!
Krishen is working on his PhD in Public Health in the US. He is originally from South Africa and obtained a Master's degree in Global Public Health and Policy in London. Krishen is passionate about advocating for the inclusion and equality of people living with HIV globally. He is particularly focused on the social determinants of health in relation to HIV. Twitter: @krishensamuel
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- Fundraising and Development Manager
Laura joined NAM in January 2023. She is responsible for securing and building income from new and existing donors and works with pharmaceutical companies, grant-making trusts and individual supporters. She is also establishing additional opportunities for funding and supports NAM's activities by identifying and developing suitable sources of income.
Laura is an award-winning independent journalist who has covered HIV in sub-Saharan Africa for nearly 20 years. She has headed up more than half of South Africa's health news services. Previously, her research on global health financing for the Open Society Foundations helped shape processes at the Global Fund. Laura's work often focuses on inequality and access to medicines. Twitter: @LLopezGonzalez
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- Medical Writer and Editor With Interests in HIV
Liz is a medical writer and editor with interests in HIV, hepatitis and cancer. She has contributed conference news reporting for NAM since 2004. Twitter: @LizHighleyman
Mariah is a nationally recognised, award-winning writer, motivational speaker, and public health professional from the United States. Motivated by her lived experience with HIV and incarceration, she is passionate about bridging the gap between systems and those they serve through accessible education, research, governance, and policy and decision-making. Mariah's current role focuses on increasing awareness of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) in the US. Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/mariahwilberg/
Mark has been living with HIV since 2018. They are originally from west Wales and a native Welsh speaker. Mark is the Senior Policy Advisor for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV & AIDS in Westminster. They are also Head of Creative Services for International Gay Rugby (IGR). They have 20 years of parliamentary and public affairs experience after working in the private, public and charity sector. Previously a Community Councillor in Carmarthenshire, they also worked for Terrence Higgins Trust as a Campaigns & Parliamentary Affairs Officer. Twitter: @CHARLIEBACH
When Tini/Martin received an AIDS diagnosis in 2007, his life changed...for the better. With medication, the condition was beaten swiftly, and his HIV becoming manageable and - most importantly - completely uninfectious. He became one of 38 million people living with HIV, a community he cherishes and loves. As a writer, he found his authentic voice and as an activist, he knew he had the experience to normalise HIV. He wanted control over how people perceived him, so he labelled himself 'HIV neutral'. HIV left its autograph in his bloodstream and those three letters have given him a new life. He hopes others living, or newly diagnosed, with HIV are given some hope from his journey, because hope is also viral.
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- Executive Director
- NAM in 2016 As Executive Director
Matthew joined NAM in 2016 as Executive Director. He is responsible for leading the organisation and ensuring it is effective in realising its mission. He works closely with the charity's trustees to shape NAM's strategic goals and oversee their implementation. He is also responsible for making sure NAM has the resources necessary to enable it to achieve its objectives. Previously Matthew was Chief Executive at GMFA, the gay men's health charity. In 2017 Matthew was named overall winner of the Social CEO awards and in 2020 he was on the Pride Power List of the most influential LGBTQI people in the UK and won Best Twitter at the WEGO Health Awards. Twitter: @matthew_hodson
Maurice has worked as a music and drama teacher and in professional theatre, mainly in stage management, as well as a supporting artist in numerous television programmes. Maurice is also an HIV and LGBT activist. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1984 and developed AIDS in 1994 when he was given six months to live. Refusing to give up, he returned to education as a means of fighting his AIDS-defining illness of HIV-associated dementia. Now in his 80s, he has two honours degrees, speaks four European languages and is resident organist at Holy Trinity Church Hartshill. Maurice is Chair of the North Midlands LGBT Older People's Group and a trustee of the North Staffs & District Organ Society.
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- CEO Positively Mindful CIC
Mercy is an award-winning activist and advocate for children and young people living with HIV. Sharing her story of growing up with HIV to educate, challenge and inspire. She works on youth engagement and participation across clinical trials, research and charities that support young people. She is also the Chair of The Social Innovation Partnership. Twitter: @mercyshibemba
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- Marketing and Communications Manager
Mitch joined NAM in 2023. He is responsible for communicating and increasing the reach of NAM's information services, managing NAM's relationships with mainstream and specialised media, and managing NAM's social media and the NAM brand across all communication channels.
Nathan is 26 years old and from Manchester. He says he's best known for his deafening and distinct laugh! Nathan has been volunteering for the George House Trust in Manchester since 2019. As he's so used to being heard and not seen, taking part in the NAM photoshoot was "way out of his comfort zone but truly quite liberating."
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- Fellow at the University of Oxford
Bakita is an NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford. She previously worked on the HIV and infant study Nourish-UK led by the University of Oxford. Bakita is also a poet. She uses creative methods in health research and as a tool for advocacy. She first joined our Emerging Voices programme in 2019. Twitter: @Bakitakk
Oğuzhan (Ozla) is a queer HIV activist and health services researcher from Turkey. As an openly gay man living with HIV, he works with and supports people from marginalised communities and those living with or affected by HIV. He holds an MSc in Health Sciences from the University of Luzern in Switzerland. Ozla is also a Youth Ambassador and an Advocacy for Cure fellow for the International AIDS Society. Instagram: @ozlanuh
Paul has been an activist in HIV since the early 1990s. He has represented the community on many boards and committees with the British HIV Association and NHS England. He is an advisory board member of several research projects related to HIV and also to LGBT experiences of illness and bereavement. He is a long-standing member of the UK Community Advisory Board and an active member of the European AIDS Treatment Group. Paul is a member of NAM's Emerging Voices programme. Read his latest articles.
Paul spent a number of years working in the health and social care field in London, including as Strategic Planning Officer for Older People's Services in Southwark and as CEO of Age Concern Harrow (now Age UK). In 2000, he changed direction and pursued a lifelong ambition to be an artist, and graduated with a BA in Fine Art in 2004. He was diagnosed with HIV the following year. Paul is now both an established artist and author. He has won art competitions, held a number of solo exhibitions, sold his paintings to Lenny Henry and the late Cilla Black, and participated in group exhibitions for Opening Doors (a charity providing services for those over 50 in the LGBTQ+ community). Paul has also published two books on the history of the furniture manufacturer Lebus. In recent years he has been active in local charities that work with, and for, those in treatment and recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
Prashant is currently working as business analyst. He moved to the UK from India to pursue a master's in data science. Prashant was diagnosed with HIV in 2020 in India during the COVID pandemic. He supports people who have been recently diagnosed with HIV or who have a fear of HIV. He says he has gained immense self awareness working with this community. Instagram: prashant__999.
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- Founder and CEO of House of Rainbow CIC
Reverend Jide Macaulay is the Founder and CEO of House Of Rainbow CIC. He is an openly gay British-Nigerian, born in London. Jide has been a Christian minister since 1998, is an Anglican priest, inspirational speaker, author, poet, pastor and preacher. Jide is also an HIV-positive activist, holds a degree in law, master's degree in theology and post-graduate certificate in pastoral theology. Jide is a patron of ReportOUT, Vice Chair at One Voice Network, Chair of INERELA Europe, and volunteer chaplain at Mildmay Hospital.
Rob is a psychotherapist, coach, and clinical supervisor providing discounted therapy to people living with HIV. He previously ran an HIV peer mentoring service in Brighton and Sussex. Rob has delivered workshops at Positively UK's national HIV conferences and was formerly Vice-Chair of the Fast-Track Cities forum in Brighton & Hove. Passionate about HIV and mental health, he is currently a member of the panel on the redevelopment of NHS mental health provision in Brighton & Hove and an advisor on an NHS talking therapies panel tasked with delivering HIV training to NHS mental health practitioners supporting people living with HIV.
Roger joined NAM in 2008 as an Editor and became Managing Editor in 2018. He is responsible for co-ordinating the editorial content of aidsmap.com, including news coverage and patient information materials. His involvement in HIV work began at Gay Men Fighting AIDS in the mid-1990s. Twitter: @RogerPebody
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- Research Assistant for the SHARE Collaborative Based at Queen Mary University of London
Rosalie is a Research Assistant for the SHARE Collaborative based at Queen Mary University of London. Her current research is exploring the delivery of long-acting injectable HIV treatment, the experiences of healthcare workers and different communities during the 2022 MPOX outbreak, and optimal methods for community engagement. Rosalie previously worked as Senior Policy & Campaigns Officer at the National AIDS Trust, and is a strong believer in producing research that is useful for advocacy and activism. Rosalie first joined our Emerging Voices programme in 2020. Twitter: @rahayes92
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- Senior Lead Pharmacist for Sexual Health and HIV, St Mary 's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Sara is 57 and lives in west London. When she was diagnosed with HIV in hospital in 2015 after a period of ill health, it was a bolt out of the blue. Life had been wonderful until then: she loved her work in IT which took her around the world, spending time with her cats and playing bridge. Sara struggled after her diagnosis, feeling depressed, alone and ill with her health conditions, and it took her a couple of years to be OK with being HIV positive. Now, HIV is the easiest of her conditions to manage and the least of her health worries. The hardest thing to live with is the stigma and she worries about having a relationship with someone. Even though she can't pass the virus on, saying that she has HIV is really scary. She says that nobody would expect someone like her to be HIV positive. "People like me don't generally speak out. But I don't want to hide any more or feel ashamed."
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- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Principal Pharmacist Sexual Health, Caldecot Centre, King 's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow ( UCL ) & Honorary Consultant HIV Physician ( Mortimer Market Centre )
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- Founding Managing Editor at Citizen News Service
Shobha is the founding Managing Editor at Citizen News Service (CNS), a citizen journalism initiative focused on health and science, and Coordinator of APCAT Media (Asia Pacific Media Network to end TB & tobacco and prevent NCDs). She has written extensively on HIV, TB (including HIV and TB science), non-communicable diseases, ageing, and gender among other issues. She did her Masters in statistics at Lucknow University in India and certificate course in copy and structural editing from the Academy of Literacy Arts and Publishing in Singapore. She received IAS 2019 HIV Science Journalism Fellowship, HIV Prevention Research Journalism Fellowship 2018, and the AIDS Society of India's Presidential Award 2019. Twitter: @shobha1shukla
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- Highly Specialist Pharmacist - HIV / GUM, Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Stephen is an actor, writer and YouTuber who fell into being an activist by accident after writing and starring in his one man show Shadowed Dreamer, which ran in New York for 9 months, closing off Broadway in 2010. Since then, he's started his YouTube channel Hart Talks, which follows him as a Positive Voices speaker for the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the London Ambassador for Stamp Out Spiking, a presenter on the radio show The HIV Hour on Radio Reverb, singing with the Joyful Noise Choir and The West End Musical Choir, and his love of theatre and his cats Gracie and Gus. YouTube: Hart Talks
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- Specialist Pharmacist, Caldecot Centre, King 's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sylvie keeps our listings of HIV services up to date as well as providing our French translations.
Terrence Higgins Trust helpline, THT Direct - 0808 802 1221. Call them for support, advice and information.
Tom is Chief Executive of the East of England Ambulance Service and has worked in a variety of commissioning and provider roles across the NHS. He is particularly interested in NAM's information services for people living with HIV. Tom is a qualified accountant, and joined the Trustees in 2019, becoming Chair in 2022. Twitter: @heytomabell
Tom has worked with NAM since 2002. He is responsible for developing our websites and digital products, including aidsmap.com, infohep.org, and prepineurope.org. He also works with partner organisations to support and enhance their digital capacity.
Born in Manchester to Caribbean parents, Tresca is a mother to four children and also a grandmother. She was diagnosed with late-stage HIV in August 2015. Tresca works across a wide range of diverse community spaces, which includes testing people for HIV and other STIs, and in health intervention outreach where she delivers condoms and information resources to LGBT+ venues in Hackney and the surrounding areas. She has a passion for engaging with and empowering different communities, helping to fight HIV stigma and end HIV transmissions by 2030. Tresca is also a mentor mother with the 4M Network, peer mentor and activist.
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- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Victoria is a British/Spanish Argentinian Latin American trans woman with a passion for supporting the transgender community. She has been living with HIV since 2007. Victoria has over 25 years of experience as an events organiser and performer in the arts and culture sector. She empowers and amplifies trans individuals and their representation. Victoria's LGBTQ+ specific work includes being a mentor and assessor for trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people at CliniQ in London since November 2021, where she was appointed Director in April 2023. Victoria has also volunteered, provided youth support and worked as a consultant. In her free time, Victoria enjoys coaching, promoting transgender representation, cinema, music and the arts.
Zekerie is a master's student in virology, a researcher in antiviral treatment and immunotherapy at Sofia University, and tutors general and molecular biology. He has a vested interest in pandemic viruses and pathogen-host interactions. He is particularly interested in HIV cure research, treatment and management as well as environmental and socicultural influences on the wellbeing of people living with HIV. He holds a joint bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences and English Literature.
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- Dietitian, the Food Chain