Sophie Strachan

Living with HIV, I’ve faced silence, shame, & rejection. Zero HIV Stigma Day reminds us that dignity, love, and respect must replace fear & judgment. It’s a call to end discrimination, uplift our voices, & create a world where everyone can thrive.

#ZeroHIVStigmaDay

Sophia Forum is excited to launch a new series of blogs platforming women living with HIV to share their experiences. The first in the series is by Rebecca Mbewe & explores her journey from diagnosis to living well with HIV - please read,Share widely: sophiaforum.net/2025/07/17/a...

My rap*st knew who I was two years before I ever met him.. he was stalking me, he had videos saved of me. One year before I met him, he tried to DM me. I thought I naturally built a friendship, I had no idea this person collected two years of information on me before I met them. Rap*sts stalk.

@linkedin.com I’ve not heard from anyone ? please can someone get in touch.

@linkedin.com I have been hacked and trying to contact someone at LinkedIn to speak to v unsuccessfully for over 10 days. Who can I speak to please. I cannot access my account which ever way I try

NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

We're at the @BritishHIVAssoc Spring Conference this week! #BHIVA2025

Come say hello if you see us and to pick up a copy of our #ZeroHIVStigmaDay children's book "Activists in Action: Prudence Mabele"!

3 months post-US presidential inauguration, critical shifts in #HIV prevention, #globalhealth, & #pandemicpreparedness emerge. From African women leaders driving action to looming US #foreignaid cuts & WHO’s fragile #PandemicAccord, Global Health Watch covers it, avac.org/blog/global-...

🌍 Join us for a South Centre webinar!

Strengthening Antimicrobial Stewardship Policy: Insights from #COVID19 & Future Pandemic Preparedness

🗓 14 April 2025 | 🕛 12:00 PM CEST | 📍 Virtual (Zoom)

Learn from experts on challenges & solutions for LMICs.

This week, Naz attended the #BlackHealthInequalitiesSummit where we showcased our services and displayed our poster of our pilot programme with HMP Feltham Prison!

Access the report here: bit.ly/4c7UwNv

#HealthEquity #MentalHealthMatters #SexualHealthForEveryone

Very excited to be in parliament this morning to launch our new Womens HIV Policy report with Gilead and @appghiv.bsky.social 18 months of essential work to ensure women are centered in the HIV response
@stracs.bsky.social

i-Base graphic. The main text in red and dark blue, on a light blue blue background, reads: CROI 2025. RIO study early results. Viral load remains undetectable off-ART, plus possible vaccine-like HIV cure. Below, in white on a burnt orange background, text reads, San Francisco, California. 9th to 12th March. On top of this is a faint image of the Golden Gate Bridge. In the top left corner is a URL: I hyphen base dot info. In the top right corner is a box made of blue, yellow and red blocks. White text on it reads, HTB news. 2025.

Exciting early riotrial.bsky.social‬ results at #CROI2025:i-base.info/htb/50530

New #bNABs so far successful in keeping viral load undetectable in some participants off #HIVtreatment.

Also the first time we’ve seen bNABs cause vaccine-like immune response.

#RIOtrial #teropavimab #zinlirvimab

Thanks for a moving & inspiring evening in these difficult times. #HIV decriminalisation NOW! @hivjustice.net @sophiaforum.bsky.social @nationalaidstrust.bsky.social @appghiv.bsky.social @frontlineaids.bsky.social @thtorguk.bsky.social

#HIV is NOT a crime❗
🔺 #HIV decriminalisation is possible even in challenging political environments @edwinjbernard.bsky.social
🔺 Discrimination is very costly for health & economically Baroness L Barker @appghiv.bsky.social
🔺 Peer support is a lifeline & needs to be funded @stracs.bsky.social

Nights of Wonder.

A -40C evening of crisp beauty under the heavens, exploring with my friend Paul Zizka.

#yellowknife #astro #astrophotography

Speaking in Munich yesterday on #HIVinWomen couldn’t have been more poignant. #HIVtreatment & #HIVprevention has seen real falls in global mortality, prevalence & new diagnoses in the last 10y. The PEPFAR funding crisis puts all this at risk, in particular for women. We must all work to protect them

Trump officials ask CDC, FDA to use gender notice on restored websites The Trump administration had directed health agencies to place a notice condemning “gender ideology” on health webpages that had been earlier taken down.

One of the first websites that this "notice" went up on was one encouraging researchers to include women in clinical trials. This is not, and never has been just a war on transgender people. It's also a war on women. And the feminists who threw trans people under the bus are complicit.

Emerald green gulf of Mexico.

Puts shell to ear: ["I'm still the goddamn Gulf of Mexico."]

YouTube video by Frontline AIDS Coalition building to drive change on HIV prevention

Holding governments responsible for meeting the #HIV prevention targets cannot be done alone.

📋✅ Here are our top tips for building successful coalitions to ensure governments fulfil their commitments.

📽️ Watch here: youtu.be/gKxsCkqkEBU

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Come and volunteer with the Sophia Forum. Training to provide peer support to women growing older with HIV email in flyer 👇👇

#HIVTestingWeek
Tackling stigma around HIV empowers people to enjoy safer sex, get tested and access treatment.
Challenge stigma today by taking an test. Knowing your status lets you #takecharge of your health.

Thanks to @hiv-i-base.bsky.social for these reports on the madness of #potus.

“ #PEPFAR is currently supporting ART for 670,000 pregnant women, shutting services for 90 days could lead to 135,000 babies born with #HIV”

#idsky, #hivsky, #publicheathsky, #medsky

i-base.info/htb-news-pos...

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Female genital mutilation violates fundamental human rights and can result in complications from detrimental physical and psychological as well as social and economic impacts lasting throughout childh...

Today, over 230 million girls and women worldwide are survivors of #FGM.

We need to step up the pace and collectively amplify our commitments to end FGM.

#EndFGM #ZeroTolerance
@unfpa.bsky.social
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Reduce your risk of cancer: Refrain from tobacco use, maintain a healthy weight, limit alcohol consumption, eat more fruits and vegetables, and exercise regularly.

Today is #WorldCancerDay.

Here are some ways to reduce your #cancer risk:

🚭 Don’t use tobacco #NoTobacco
🏊 Exercise regularly
🌽 Eat more fruits and vegetables
✅ Maintain a healthy weight
🍷 Limit alcohol consumption

Let's beat cancer!

Come and volunteer with the Sophia Forum. Training to provide peer support to women growing older with HIV email in flyer 👇👇

The importance of listening in medical care - a Fireside chat with Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, author of 'Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing - 23/01/2025 19:00:00 On 23rd January 2025, Dr Dhairyawan will share how not listening to patients has been ingrained in medicine since its inception.

✨LIVE WEBINAR✨
A real honour to discuss themes from #Unheard with the Chair of the @patientsassoc.bsky.social, @rachel-p.bsky.social next Thursday 23rd January at 7pm. You can sign up via this link 👇🏽

www.patients-association.org.uk/event/import...

Missed it? You can now watch my chat with @rachel-p.bsky.social @patientsassoc.bsky.social here 👇🏽

www.patients-association.org.uk/the-importan...

Trump’s new White House logo. White line drawing of the White House on a dark blue background. The US flag flies on top of the building.

Impact of Trump's executive orders on #GlobalHealth:

i-base.info/htb/50142

The stop-work order for PEPFAR put 20 million #PLWH at risk, with 1 million already denied ART

#HIV #AIDS #PEPFAR #ARVs #Africa #EndAIDS