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HIV and Sexual Health Manifesto
· 4 min read
MESMAC's HIV and Sexual Health Manifesto asks local election candidates to pledge support for action on HIV and tackling sexual health inequalities.
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Do you trade or sell sex?
· 1 min read
MESMAC runs a free monthly drop-in in Wakefield for people of all genders who trade or sell sex, offering food, a friendly chat, testing and free condoms and lube.
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PrEP use survey
· 1 min read
PrEPster, iwantPrEPnow and Public Health England have launched their annual survey for people who have used - or tried to access - PrEP, to help shape future provision.
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Building Resilience - Wellbeing Workshops for HIV positive people
· 2 min read
MESMAC is running three wellbeing workshops for people living with HIV, led by counselling co-ordinator Christine Blessing, sharing techniques to build emotional resilience.
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Hull's new service!
· 1 min read
MESMAC launches Hull's remodelled Sexual Health Promotion Service - open to all, with targeted work for young people, BAME communities, gay and bisexual men and sex workers - offering testing, free condoms, advice and more.
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Mental Health Workshops Wakefield
· 1 min read
MESMAC is running a series of free, informal mental health workshops for over-18s at its Wakefield office this spring, covering topics from anxiety and sleep to assertiveness and body image.
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Dr Mags Portman
· 2 min read
MESMAC pays tribute to Dr Mags Portman, an HIV prevention trailblazer who helped set up a sexual health clinic in local saunas and championed access to PrEP, who has died aged 44.
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BASE Testing Session - 30th January 2019 CANCELLED
· 1 min read
This week's Base testing session is cancelled due to staff shortage, with MESMAC's Tuesday and Thursday evening drop-ins available as alternatives.
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Festive Season Office Closures
· 3 min read
MESMAC shares its office and testing drop-in closures over the festive season, with a reminder that PEP is available from A&E if you have been at risk of HIV in the last 72 hours.
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'Think' - Free Workshop Group (Wakefield)
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'Think' is MESMAC's friendly, twice-monthly health and wellbeing workshop group in Wakefield, with free food and a different topic each session.
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30 years of World AIDS Day
· 5 min read
As World AIDS Day marks its 30th anniversary, MESMAC reflects on delivering over 300 tests during HIV Testing Week and running events across Yorkshire - a reminder that there is still work to do.
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National HIV Testing Week 2018
· 1 min read
For National HIV Testing Week (17-23 November 2018), MESMAC offers free, fast and confidential finger-prick HIV testing across Leeds, York, North Yorkshire, Bradford, Wakefield, Hull and Rotherham.