Aidsmap, also known as NAM aidsmap, is a
website
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which publishes independent, accurate and accessible information and news about
HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of ''Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immune ...
and
AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...
.
The aidsmap website is run by a charity based in the United Kingdom, NAM.
"NAM" originally stood for "national AIDS manual" and referred to a 1987 compendium of all information about HIV published for non-scientists in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
.
Since aidsmap became an international organisation,
NAM is no longer used as an acronym and there is no longer any particular "aids manual" being maintained.
NAM aidsmap's vision is a world where HIV is no longer a threat to health or happiness.
Timeline of work
NAM was founded in 1987
by Peter Scott,
who was then working for the
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
Switchboard is the second-oldest LGBT, LGBT+ telephone helpline in the United Kingdom, launched the day after Edinburgh Befrienders (later known as Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (organisation), Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard).
Switc ...
. He was seeking to address the public's demand for a source of information about HIV.
Subsequent Directors were Will Anderson (to 1996),
Colin Nee (1996–2001),
Caspar Thomson (2001–2016)
and Matthew Hodson (2016–present).
In 1992 the organisation began publishing the newsletter now called the ''HIV Treatment Update'', which was designed to give patients the information they need to help direct their choices for HIV treatment.
In 1998 aidsmap.com was launched as an online resource
for all printed materials. It was a partnership project involving NAM and The British HIV Association,
and later the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. The original site editors were Edward King and Keith Alcorn.
In 2006 aidsmap.com was awarded first prize in the Patient Information Website category of the 2006 British Medical Association’s (BMA) Medical Books Competition.
In 2019, NAM aidsmap launched its new aidsmap website after a major redevelopment project.
In December 2019, aidsmapLIVE, an HIV information series broadcast on NAM's social media channels, won both the Innovation and Media award at the nOscars, hosted by Naz Project London.
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References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.aidsmap.com/
HIV/AIDS organizations