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Together with Terrence Higgins Trust and National AIDS Trust, we’ve launched our joint manifesto to end HIV transmission in Scotland by 2030

Leading HIV charities, Waverley Care, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and National AIDS Trust (NAT) were welcomed to the Scottish Parliament ahead of World AIDS Day.

Every life deserves care, connection, and hope. This World Suicide Prevention Day, we’re standing together for a Scotland where mental health is supported, stigma is challenged, and no one living with HIV is left behind

On Thursday, 12 June 2025, Waverley Care hosted a parliamentary roundtable event, The Road to 2030 – Progress Towards Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland, in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust and kindly sponsored by Gilead Sciences.

Public Health Scotland has published its ‘Progress Towards Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland by 2030 Mid Plan Report.

In partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust, we have today [31 July 2025] published: "Progress towards ending HIV transmission in Scotland: Assessing the HIV Transmission Elimination Delivery Plan."

HIV organisations have come together to call for the EHRC draft guidelines to be withdrawn.

Scotland is often praised for having some of the best HIV health outcomes in the world. Yet, for many people living with HIV, accessing mental health support remains a real challenge. People living with HIV in the UK are 63% more likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness compared to people without HIV . Likewise, two in five people living with HIV currently have a diagnosis of at least one mental health condition – substantially higher that the population average .