Myths & Facts

 If I find out I am positive, no one will help me.  

There are local and national support groups across the country were thousands of members benefit from the help and advice offered. Many people are surprised by the amount of kindness and support offered to them if they are diagnosed as HIV positive.

HIV info on the web

The following websites provide information about HIV.

www.tht.org.uk

The Terrence Higgins Trust has a wide range of publications and information on HIV, AIDS and sexual health for professionals and the public.

www.aidsmap.com

Aidsmap is an information website from NAM, an award-winning, community-based organisation, which works from the UK. They deliver reliable and accurate HIV information across the world to HIV-positive people and to the professionals who treat, support and care for them.

www.i-base.org.uk

HIV i-Base is a treatment activist group, HIV-positive led and committed to providing timely HIV treatment information both to positive people and to health care professionals.