HIV is not a death sentence

Back home, HIV is a death sentence and a shame. Not here. Treatment is completely free, your data is fully confidential, and with modern medicine HIV is not fatal — it is a chronic condition like diabetes.

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Facts

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ART is free for EVERYONE — with visa, without visa, with documents, without. It's the law. One pill a day.

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Your data is confidential. Medical information is protected by law. Neither police, employer, nor embassy gets access. A doctor who discloses your status without consent loses their licence.

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Normal life expectancy. With treatment HIV is like diabetes or asthma. Chronic, manageable.

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Discrimination is a crime. Equality Act 2010. At work, at the doctor, with police — no one has the right to discriminate.

U = U

Undetectable = Untransmittable.
If you take treatment and your viral load is undetectable — you CANNOT pass HIV to a partner. Confirmed by WHO, NHS and all leading medical organisations worldwide.

U=U explained

Who knows, кто нет

✅ GP — necessary for treatment

❌ Employer — no obligation to know

❌ Hostel roommates — no

❌ Family back home — the NHS never shares data with anyone

Treatment в UK

free

Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)

Таблетки: Biktarvy, Dovato, Triumeq — одна таблетка в день, free.
Injections (Cabenuva): every 2 months at the clinic — no daily pills.

How to access:
1. Sexual health clinic or GP
2. Referral to an HIV clinic
3. Therapy prescribed (often same day)
4. Free medication from clinic pharmacy

The virus becomes undetectable within 1-6 months.

Testing

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Экспресс-тест: 15 минут, walk-in (просто приходи), free в любой sexual health клинике

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Home test: shl.uk (London) or sh.uk (England). Results by SMS

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Through GP: blood test at registration. Free

The earlier you know — the earlier you start treatment — the better the outcome.

PrEP & PEP

PrEP — 99% protection

Таблетка которая ПРЕДОТВРАЩАЕТ заражение. Бесплатно в любой sexual health клинике. Не нужен GP, не нужен паспорт. PrEP — не только для геев. Любой может получить free.

More about PrEP

72 hours

PEP — emergency

Had unprotected sex? PEP must be started within 72 hours. The sooner the better. Sexual health clinic or A&E. Free.

HIV in our countries

The only region in the world where new infections are rising (UNAIDS 2024).

🇷🇺 Russia

~1.2 million living with HIV

Severe stigma. Periodic drug supply shortages. Persecution of sexual minorities.

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Criminal liability

Article 113 — criminal liability for transmission. Social stigma. Limited ART access.

🇹🇯 Tajikistan

~40% therapy coverage

Rural stigma. Clinic shortage.

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan

Criminal penalties for transmission

Medical discrimination.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Article 118

Criminal liability. Неравенство город-село в доступе к лечению.

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Highest HIV burden in Europe

War destroyed treatment systems in occupied regions.

If your country will persecute, stigmatise or leave you without treatment — the UK is obliged to protect you.

Home vs here

	Home	In UK
Attitude	Stigma, job loss, criminal charges, drug shortages, fear	Free treatment, anonymity, anti-discrimination law, normal life
Healthcare	Hide from everyone, fear the doctor	GP prescribes therapy, clinic monitors, no judgement
Perception	HIV = death sentence, AIDS	One pill a day, normal life, normal lifespan