African HIV Treatment Training Workshop
The African Eye Trust manages a UK wide African HIV Treatment Information project which aims to provide clear HIV treatment information to people living with HIV/AIDS in the UK.
The workshops are delivered through patient organisations. All of our treatment information workshops are delivered by medical health professionals and treatment advocates living with HIV.
Coming soon:
If you are on medication or thinking of starting treatment then come along to this event and learn more about clinical trials
Date: 16th June
Time: 12pm-3pm
Venue: Shield, Sheffield
Contact: Thomas Marsh -thomas@shield.org.uk / 0114 278 796
Events Archive:
- 19th May, Umoja, London
6th May, Leicestershire Aids Support Services (Lass) - A workshop at THT West, Bristol Office on 6th March. Click here for more information.
- A treatment workshop at AHEAD on 13 March for more information call Hariet Kyalimpa on 020 8317 0865 .
- At CALFPH Luton on 9th March. Click here for more information.
- At CALFPH Luton on 27th March. Click here for more information.
- A treatment workshop at Positive East on 6th April. Click here for more informationor call Caesar Kalema on 020 7791 9327.
- At UMOJA on 29th April. Click here for more information.
Posters
16 June Shield Sheffield.pdf
[334kb]umoja.pdf
[1671kb]6th May, Leicestershire Aids Support Services.pdf
[1281kb]THT West 6th March 2010.pdf
[541kb]CALFPH Luton 9 March 2010.pdf
[325kb]CALFPH Luton 27 March 2010.pdf
[325kb]UMOJA 29 April 2010.pdf
[325kb]Positive East 6th April 2010.pdf
[1015kb]Zambesi Poster.pdf
[459kb]Train to be an Advocate - 30 Oct, 26 and 27 Nov 2008, Manchester.pdf
[226kb]Train to be an Advocate - 17 October 2008, London.pdf
[224kb]OPAM Poster.pdf
[458kb]Leeds - 6th December 2007.pdf
[346kb]Free HIV Treatment Workshop July 2009.pdf
[1025kb]Ahead Poster.pdf
[461kb]17th October London.pdf
[224kb]
Slidesets
Luthuania Conference Poster - Manchester 2010.ppt
[4657kb]Community Support Team Slideset.ppt
[71kb]HIV Treatment Slideset.ppt
[968kb]Treament Workshop Slideset.ppt
[216kb]
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