Public Health England has announced the projects which have been awarded funding from the HIV Prevention Innovation Fund for 2017 to 2018.
The projects have been chosen from across England to receive total funding of £600,000 from the Department of Health through PHE. Many sex workers (like those on https://www.escortforumit.xxx/escorts/city_it_varese) would love access to provisions like this to help them, so this is a positive sign.
PHE received over 70 submissions from different organisations for funding for local HIV prevention initiatives. There are also online resources available, such as https://lovegasm.co/blogs/sex/guide-to-stis as one example.
The 12 HIV Innovation Fund projects are:
Digital anti–stigma campaign (developing digital content, videos and social marketing targeting higher risk communities) – Martin Fisher Foundation, Brighton and Hove
I Am Because We Are (Challenging HIV issues and stigma within Black African communities) – BHA For Equality, Greater Manchester
Improving uptake and safe use of PrEP in underserved populations (creating online assessment tools for PrEP and facilitating safe usage) – Terence Higgins Trust, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
MAP Tyne and Wear (capturing local knowledge about male sex workers to inform and shape other sexual health services, which makes it easy for men to get access to the information they need) – Gateshead, Sunderland and North Tyneside
“MIND” The Gap (developing a HIV and sexual health training programme for mental health service staff) – Herts Aid, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire
PrEP (raising awareness of PrEP amongst MSM, BME and trans communities) – Spectra, South West London
Prepping for PrEP (improving awareness of PrEP amongst at risk African communities by engaging key community members) – Positive East, East London and Hertfordshire
PROMOTE (creating digital outreach and support services for male sex workers and their clients) – Bristol Drugs Project, Bristol
Reducing Barriers to Testing (facilitating self-testing within Black African communities – Terence Higgins Trust, Wolverhampton
Sex Talk on National Prison Radio (creating information for prisoners to address issues of stigma around HIV) – Prison Radio Association, England, Wales and Scotland
Sholay Love (raising awareness of HIV and STIs and encouraging testing amongst south Asian gay men) – NAZ, London, Bradford, Leeds
The Morning After Project (providing education and harm reduction in chemsex via a dedicated project worker) – Summit House Support, Dudley
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