{"id":26311,"date":"2017-12-01T15:27:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T15:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=26311"},"modified":"2017-12-01T15:27:58","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T15:27:58","slug":"cardiff-participates-in-world-aids-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/cardiff-participates-in-world-aids-day","title":{"rendered":"Man from Cardiff shares story of life with HIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A man diagnosed with HIV spoke about his experiences to mark World AIDS Day, a day where people show support for HIV patients and commemorate those who have died from it.<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_26378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26378\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/red-ribbon-world-aids-day-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/red-ribbon-world-aids-day-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/red-ribbon-world-aids-day-650-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/red-ribbon-world-aids-day-650-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/red-ribbon-world-aids-day-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/red-ribbon-world-aids-day-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/red-ribbon-world-aids-day-650-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/red-ribbon-world-aids-day-650-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> The red ribbon is a symbol of awareness and support for people living with HIV. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/worldbank\/\">@World Bank<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAn HIV-positive patient shared his experiences with the virus at Cardiff University yesterday to mark World AIDS Day.<br \/>\nGavin Sheppard, who was diagnosed with HIV 11 years ago, spoke about how the deadly virus has affected his life at an event organised by Cardiff University, the Students Union, and the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board last night.<br \/>\n\u201cHIV is a big part of my life because it made me realise what life is about and it was a big turning point when I became diagnosed,\u201d says Gavin, an estate agent from Cardiff.<br \/>\n\u201cAlthough it\u2019s a part of my life it does not rule my life.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26396\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26396 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26396 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> Gavin speaks about his experiences living with HIV: &#8220;Embrace who you are. You will be all right.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOver 100,000 people are living with HIV in the UK today and an estimated 36.7 million people carry the virus worldwide.<br \/>\nRecent figures from Public Health England show that there has been a decline in diagnoses of HIV in the UK in gay and bisexual men.<br \/>\nDr Nicola Lomax, Clinical Director of the Integrated Sexual Health Department, says that the past two years there were \u201cfar fewer\u201d diagnoses and people living with HIV today are not \u201cnecessarily dying as a consequence from it.\u201d<br \/>\nWorld AIDS Day takes place every year on 1 December and was the first ever global health day. This year\u2019s campaign focuses on the right to health care and aims to end discrimination.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26404\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/main-building-cardiff-university.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/main-building-cardiff-university.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/main-building-cardiff-university-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/main-building-cardiff-university-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/main-building-cardiff-university.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/main-building-cardiff-university.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/main-building-cardiff-university-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/main-building-cardiff-university-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff University\u2019s Main Building is lit with the red AIDS ribbon, demonstrating the university\u2019s commitment to the battle against AIDS.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve come a long way in the last 30 years,\u201d says Fiona. \u201cI\u2019ve been working with HIV patients since the mid-nineties and really never thought that one tablet once a day would be achievable.\u201d<br \/>\nDifficult access to services, increasing demands for services, an expanding population, the high cost of new treatments, and reduced NHS resources remain a challenge to sexual health services in the UK.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26412\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-nicola-lomax-fiona-clark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-nicola-lomax-fiona-clark.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-nicola-lomax-fiona-clark-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-nicola-lomax-fiona-clark-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-nicola-lomax-fiona-clark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-nicola-lomax-fiona-clark.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-nicola-lomax-fiona-clark-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/gavin-sheppard-nicola-lomax-fiona-clark-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> Gavin Sheppard, Dr Nicola Lomax and Fiona Clark spoke at Cardiff University to share their experiences with the virus.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDespite these challenges, Fiona is positive for the future: \u201cThere is hope for the future of a cure. I\u2019m quite hopeful that a cure will be around in my lifetime.\u201d<br \/>\nGavin says: \u201cI would urge anybody that is newly diagnosed, as soon as they come to terms with themselves: speak about it, because that\u2019s the best way I\u2019ve dealt with it, just to talk about it with people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/worldbank\/6442254013\/in\/photolist-aPheF4-6pqCDS-pnMvKU-aPte2B-dTpMUd-aQ4ZMT-aQ4Yrn-tUQUb-aQ4WYk-aQ4VYK-pYcckv-aQ4Yo8-76Cws-6pmuJ8-aQ4YHB-aQ4YUn-aQ4YxZ-aQ4WvT-aPtdU2-aQ4VpP-aQ4VBK-phPh7i-aQ4XW2-aQ4ZA6-aPezPD-aQ4ZET-aQ4X6p-aNHrmp-aQ4Yft-aQ4YNM-qfr8sR-aQ4XEp-aQ4YXi-qcj3QS-aQ4WpF-aQ4VkD-aQ4WTB-8niHsi-aQ4VSX-aQ4YRx-aNH2ov-aQ4WA2-aQ4XQ8-8ZoZL5-aQ4Xuz-aPtdMB-pY4dqA-hZrzP9-aQ4Y8a-4aCpwe\">Red ribbon photo<\/a> licensed under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/h5>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World AIDS Day unites people in Cardiff to fight against the virus and commemorate those who have died from it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":483,"featured_media":26462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-26311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-city"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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