Language hugely matters! Thrilled to see gender-inclusive approaches endorsed by #BHIVA’s upcoming pregnancy and postnatal guidelines. Look forward to more People-centre and Co-production guidelines as key steps to reducing stigma in healthcare! #BHIVA24 #HIV #languagematters

Excellent #BHIVA24 talk by Dr Ben Weil ben from The Love Tank, highlighting promising (un)met PrEP needs and service opportunities for non-Londoner UK residents! #Prepster #PrEPequity

Comprehensive and fascinating S.T.I Prioritisation Framework by Dr Caisey Pulford at UKHSA! Great starting points for countries to plan for / advance need-based STI prevention and care amidst the rising STI epidemics worldwide #BASHH2024

#RiiSH2023 survey on #DoxyPEP among 1106 UK residents: 34% heard, 8% ever used (some not exclusively use Doxycycline) and 18% naive-respondents think future use. Promising guideline and ‘how-to’ guidance for users and health professionals are needed!@TheLoveTankCIC #BASHH2024

Collegial and heartwarming #BASHH2024 session on Sex & Stigma moderated by charismatic Laura Waters and Dr Jennifer Dhingra! Intersectional stigma on disability, types of STIs, aging and gender/sexuality require healthcare professionals’ efforts to create inclusive environments.

RT: Succinct updates and analyses of 50 mpox cases from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital with trends of localised lesion that requires attention and timely updates by BASHH on DDx, infection risk management and enhancing right-based care of both patients and healthcare professionals #BASHH2024

Very enlightening talk by encyclopaedic Simon Collins on urging researchers/policymakers to actively collect data on sex, gender and sexuality minorities. Trans and intersex rights matter. Learn, connect and support communities and break cis-heteronormative silos! #BASHH2024

Our comprehensive and co-production HIV self-testing implementation action framework/toolkits is offically released ! See ucl.ac.uk/global-health/… Honour to work with Charlie Witzel Phil Samba Profs Fiona, Peter and Alison! #BASHH2024 The Love Tank UCL London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine #NIHR #HIVST

Well said! More details on how to implement HIV self-testing at various contexts at shorturl.at/PnR5u #HIVST #UCL #PANTHEON2 #BASHH2024

Today is the launch of the first HIV self-testing implementation guidance for England & Wales at BASHH! Led by Charlie Witzel and Alison Rodger w/ UCL Global Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and The Love Tank colleagues. The guidance is now available on our webpage. buff.ly/4csZMKk

Let the #AIDS2024 start with Annabelle Mandeng from Germany 🇩🇪 and #UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Vira Brezhneva 🇺🇦’s touching opening talk! Shared humanity and diversity is the key to drive meaningful progress, connection and future solutions. #PutPeopleFirst

Groundbreaking interim findings of #PURPOSE1 RCT that ZERO HIV infection among cis-gender women (median age 21) receiving twice-Yearly #Lenacapavir injection. Injection site reaction diminishes subsequently. This great finding initiates new era of HIV prevention! #AIDS2024

Inspiring talk by Dr Elizabeth Irungu at Jhpiego by alarming the overwhelmingly slow HIV #PrEP worldwide: 'What we need to do is to move to programme implementation with the lessons we have learned!' Decentralised needs-based PrEP service is key. #AIDS2024 IAC - the International AIDS Conference

Come to Poster session at #AIDS2024 today noon-1pm to chat with our #TaiwanTeam #Taiwan about person-centred research across HIV CAB-LA, STI, DoxyPEP, Chemsex and Mpox vaccination! IAC - the International AIDS Conference National Cheng Kung University THPEF689 (Me as 1st author) THPEC171 THPEC210 THPED441

Poster 2 of 2 at #AIDS2024 This time presenting a quantitative exploration of psychosocial influences on PrEP acceptability. Great to discuss how we should consider intricacies of identity and resilience when designing messaging to ameliorate PrEP uptake!

Fascinatingly fruitful discussion with 200 ppl worldwide at #AIDS2024 workshop conceptualising/measuring #Chemsex! Big thanks Charlie Witzel Dr Adam Bourne, Rayner Tan, Stephane Ku Dr Carol Strong and all facilitators! Can’t wait for AP Chemsex symposium this Nov! IAC - the International AIDS Conference

🚨 BREAKING: World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing #mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). A public health emergency of international concern is the 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓 alert level under international health law. Learn more➡️ : who.int/news/item/14-0…

An HIV prevention drug that is 100% effective: this is a game-changer! Now to ensure lives over profit. Pleased to see The Lancet back UNAIDS Global' call for Gilead Sciences to make lenacapavir available rapidly & affordably to all who need in low- & middle-income countries.

Support required for global health solidarity! #WHO #onedollaroneworld