Providing Clear HIV Treatment Information to African Communities
The African Eye Voice
The African Eye Voice is an HIV Treatment publication for African communities living in the UK, published by the African Eye Trust and supported by iBase and NAM.
The distribution points are GUM clinics HIV voluntary/statutory organisations in England Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
National African Treatment Information Project
The African Eye Trust Manages a National African HIV Treatment Information project which aims at Providing clear HIV treatment information to people living with HIV/AIDS in England Wales and Scotland.
The project workshops are delivered through patient organisations, All our treatment information workshops are delivered by treatment advocates living with HIV and other professionals.
Treatment Advocate Project
The African Eye Trust in partnership with HIV i-Base organised the first National African HIV Treatment Advocates Training for UK HIV Charities involved in HIV work on the 31-May 2007 at Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit London a please find a report and presentations .
For more information please email the project lead Abayomi Adegbite MD at
Download the latest edition of the African Eye Voice
African Eye Voice August - October 2008.pdf
[5876kb]African Eye Voice : March - May 2008.pdf
[2496kb]African Eye Voice : October 2007.pdf
[3306kb]African Eye Voice : August 2007.pdf
[1994kb]African Eye Voice : May 2007.pdf
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African Eye Q and A Sections
African Eye Issue 4 - QandA.pdf
[663kb]African Eye Issue 3 - QandA.pdf
[429kb]African Eye Issue 2 - QandA.pdf
[299kb]African Eye Issue 1 - QandA.pdf
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