Grindr message prompts app users in Wales to access HIV testing as new research finds more than 80% of British adults are unaware it is possible to test for HIV at home
A Grindr message has reminded app users across the UK to get tested for HIV, as new polling by YouGov has found that more than 80% of British adults are unaware it is possible to test for HIV at home. When prompted as an option, at home testing was the most popular way to test […]
Lived experience leading the way in Wales
Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru has been working closely with the people of Wales to establish an innovative online peer support group across the country for people with lived experience of HIV. Starting in early January, the four-session ‘Introduction to online peer support’ user involvement programme explored a range of crucial issues related to developing online […]
Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru investment in peer-support recognised by Welsh Government
The Welsh Government have provided an update on progress in delivering the HIV Action Plan for Wales. In his written statement to the Senedd, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Jeremy Miles MS, referenced the investment that Terrence Higgins Trust has made to develop peer-support provision in Wales, including through the offering of My […]
Pride – a 10th-anniversary celebration
The film that told an unlikely but powerfully true story: how the London lesbian and gay movement came to the aid of the Welsh striking miners in 1980s, and how the friendship was reciprocated. To mark this decade of movie joy, Nathan Jones and the Alternative Orchestra hosted a special showing of Pride with a […]
THT Cymru joins Fast Track conference in Wrexham
Listening to people living with HIV is key to ending new HIV cases in Wales.
Gareth Thomas tackles HIV stigma on Cardiff University campus by Richard Angell
We were proud to join rugby legend Gareth Thomas to raise awareness of HIV on the Cardiff University campus as part of the Tackle HIV’s Myth Bus Tour. Alongside Gareth and the Tackle HIV team, Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru spoke to the next generation about the importance of HIV testing, correcting myths and misconceptions about […]
New HIV Data shows 2030 goal in jeopardy for Wales
New figures published today by the UK Health Security Agency show 119 new HIV diagnoses in the Wales in 2023 – a 16% increase on last year. The statistics also show: The majority of new HIV diagnoses were amongst heterosexuals with 62% believed to have occurred as a result of sex between men and women. […]
Gareth Thomas CBE and Tackle campaign attempt the Pen y Fan Challenge to tackle HIV stigma
Gareth Thomas overcame ‘driving rain and 30mph headwinds’ in the dark of the night to complete the Pen y Fan challenge, proving once and for all that HIV is no limit to your physical capabilities. Scaling up and down the highest peak in South Wales ten times – a feat equivalent to climbing Mount Everest […]
Champion of 2030 goal becomes Cabinet Secretary for Health
Speaking at our 40th anniversary event in 2022, Jeremy Miles MS asserted that the dream of ending new cases of HIV in Wales is now a possibility. Now it’s his job to ensure that this dream becomes a reality.
Ending new cases of HIV in Wales
Wales has a new First Minister and Health Secretary, and with them an opportunity to renew the Welsh Government’s ambition to end new cases of HIV by 2030.
