Greenwich’s Metro Centre sexual health charity is organising south London’s first World Aids Day conference.
The conference, entitled “The Direction of HIV in the 21st Century”, will be held at the new Woolwich Centre on December 1st and will bring together people directly affected by HIV and those providing or commissioning services to share knowledge and experiences.
Metro, based in Norman Road, Greenwich, has obtained funding for the conference from the Big Lottery Awards for All scheme. Attendance is free to all those affected by HIV, those who provide or commission HIV services as well as students, academics and policymakers interested and engaged in the field.
Marguerite McLaughlin, CEO of Metro said:
“Metro is delighted to be hosting this inaugural South London World AIDS Day Conference. Thanks to the generosity of the Big Lottery, we are able to offer places free of charge and we want to encourage as many people directly affected by HIV to register as possible.
“Metro has been providing HIV services in Greenwich and across South London for over 17 years now and we know how important it is to continue to support the communities most affected and to learn from them the best ways to do that. We hope that by bringing people affected together with service providers and commissioners, we really can move together in the right direction for HIV in the 21st Century.”
Information on how to register for attendance can be found on the Metro Centre website.