Forgotten History of HIV - with Chris Sandford

This live event provides an introduction to the history of HIV through Chris’s personal experience.

Understanding the past helps us understand the future. It will take you on a journey from the early days when HIV was a death sentence to the opening of the first specialist ward by Princess Diana; from the advent of effective medication in the 90s to the present day—when HIV is considered a manageable condition.

• Why is there still so much stigma around HIV?

• What is the psychological impact of an HIV diagnosis?

• The future is full of hope. What next?

There will be a Q & A at the end of the presentation.

 Chris Sandford has been living with HIV for over 40 years. He is a Governor of Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust, teaches in colleges and universities, is a Trustee of two HIV charities, and is Education Director of the National HIV Story Trust.

The National HIV Story Trust is dedicated to filming the stories of people who survived the HIV pandemic of the 80s and 90s—and their doctors, nurses, families, and political allies.

These interviews will be a voice for those who didn’t survive, a chance to honour those who did, and an education for those who are alive today because of this generational struggle. 

 The interviews are available at the London Metropolitan Archives.

• Event date: October 18, 2022

• Event time: 18:30 – 20:00

• Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/88984616512

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