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Aidsmap
Formation1987
FounderPeter Scott
PurposeIndependent, accurate & accessible information about HIV
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Executive Director
Matthew Hodson
Websitewww.aidsmap.com
Formerly called
National Aids Manual

Aidsmap,also known asNAM aidsmap,was awebsitewhich published independent, accurate and accessible information and news aboutHIVandAIDS.[1][2][3][4]The aidsmap website was run by a charity based in the United Kingdom, NAM.[1]The site closed in July 2024 due to challenges securing funding.[5]

"NAM" originally stood for "national AIDS manual" and referred to a 1987 compendium of all information about HIV published for non-scientists inEngland.[6][7][2][8]Since aidsmap became an international organisation,[3]NAM was no longer used as an acronym and there was no longer any particular "aids manual" being maintained.[9][10][2]

NAM aidsmap's vision was of a world where HIV is no longer a threat to health or happiness.

Timeline of work

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NAM was founded in 1987[2]by Peter Scott,[6][11]who was then working for theLondon Lesbian and Gay Switchboard.He was seeking to address the public's demand for a source of information about HIV.[12]

Subsequent Directors were Will Anderson (to 1996),[13]Colin Nee (1996–2001),[13][14]Caspar Thomson (2001–2016)[15][13]and Matthew Hodson (2016–2024).[15][16][17]

In 1992 the organisation began publishing the newsletter now called theHIV Treatment Update,[18]which was designed to give patients the information they need to help direct their choices for HIV treatment.[12][19][20][21]

In 1998 aidsmap.com was launched as an online resource[2][22][23]for all printed materials. It was a partnership project involving NAM and The British HIV Association,[23][22][24]and later the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. The original site editors were Edward King[25]and Keith Alcorn.[26]From 2018 to 2024, the editor was Roger Pebody.[27]

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.[28]

In 2019, NAM aidsmap launched its new aidsmap website after a major redevelopment project.[29]

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.[30][31]

In 2024, NAM, the organisation publishing aidsmap, faced a funding crisis and was forced to close.[32]In response, Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of the United Nations joint AIDS programme UNAIDS paid tribute to the organisation's work. “You have been a trusted source and resource for people living with HIV and everyone in the global HIV response. You leave an exceptional legacy.” Byanyima said.[33]

The International AIDS Society also stated that the closure of the service would leave a significant void: “NAM has consistently delivered unparalleled commentary and coverage of critical HIV-related news. It is now more imperative than ever for all stakeholders in the HIV response to intensify our efforts to fill this significant void.” they said.[34]

References

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  1. ^ab"NAM PUBLICATIONS - Charity 1011220".register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk.Retrieved2022-09-21.
  2. ^abcdeMorris, Martin (2017)."Aidsmap.com: A Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Information Resource".Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet.21(4): 402–409.doi:10.1080/15398285.2017.1377545.S2CID80617999.Retrieved27 April2022.
  3. ^abSilverman, Taylor; Asante, Nicole; van den Berg, Jacob J (2018-10-16)."Quality of HIV Websites With Information About Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis or Treatment as Prevention for Men Who Have Sex With Men: Systematic Evaluation".JMIR Public Health and Surveillance.4(4): e11384.doi:10.2196/11384.ISSN2369-2960.PMC6231722.PMID30327291.
  4. ^Shelling, Gene M. (2006).AIDS Policies and Programs.Nova Publishers.ISBN978-1-60021-217-8.
  5. ^"Thank you and farewell".July 2024.
  6. ^ab"Archives of NAM (National AIDS Manual)".Wellcome Collection.Retrieved2022-09-21.
  7. ^Anthony, Pinching (1993)."Book reviews".Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London.27(1): 88–89.PMC5396607.
  8. ^Mann, Cass (1998) [16 October]."Aids charity 'should not have lost its funding'".The Kingston Informer.p. 4.
  9. ^"HIV & AIDS Information:: Who we are - Our name".aidsmap.com.2011.Retrieved24 June2011.
  10. ^"Sex Talk".www.sextalk.radio.Retrieved2022-09-21.
  11. ^"Medicine and the Media".British Medical Journal.310(6979): 607. 1995-03-04.ISSN0959-8138.PMC2548979.
  12. ^ab"HIV & AIDS Information:: Thirty years on".aidsmap.com.5 June 2011.Retrieved24 June2011.
  13. ^abc"NAM PUBLICATIONS filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved2022-10-14.
  14. ^Weatherburn, P., et al. "What do you need? 2001-02: findings from a national survey of people living with HIV." (2002).
  15. ^ab"Meet Matthew Hodson, the New Executive Director of NAM".POZ.2016-07-25.Retrieved2022-10-14.
  16. ^"This year's 30 charity leaders on social media: be bold to succeed".The Guardian.17 November 2017.Retrieved27 April2022.
  17. ^"Matthew Hodson stands down as aidsmap's Executive Director after 8 years".aidsmap.6 June 2024.Retrieved15 July2024.
  18. ^Berridge, Virginia (2002)."AIDS and the rise of the patient? Activist organisation and HIV/AIDS in the UK in the 1980s and 1990s".Medizin, Gesellschaft, und Geschichte: Jahrbuch des Instituts für Geschichte der Medizin der Robert Bosch Stiftung.21:109–123.ISSN0939-351X.PMID13677353.
  19. ^"AIDS Treatment Update: 15% discount to NAM Manual subscribers / NAM".Wellcome Collection.Retrieved2022-09-21.
  20. ^Lau, R. K. (1996)."Genitourinary medicine and the Internet. No 2".Sexually Transmitted Infections.72(5): 380–381.doi:10.1136/sti.72.5.380.PMC1195710.PMID8976859.
  21. ^"NOTES".British Medical Journal.304(6828): 718.2. 1992-03-14.doi:10.1136/bmj.304.6828.718-e.ISSN0959-8138.PMC1881552.
  22. ^ab"aidsmap.com: the direct route to information on aids / NAM, British HIV Association".Wellcome Collection.Retrieved2022-09-23.
  23. ^ab"Great Britain launches new Aids web site".The Nation.Vol. 23. Thailand. Reuters. 1998 [24 Jun 1998]. p. 8.
  24. ^Shafer, R. W.; Deresinski, S. C. (2000)."Human Immunodeficiency Virus on the Web: A Guided Tour".Clinical Infectious Diseases.31(2): 568–577.doi:10.1086/313952.PMC2573401.PMID10987723.
  25. ^"Edward King Archive".Bishopsgate Institute.Retrieved2022-09-23.
  26. ^"An introduction to aidsmap.com: HIV treatment information on the world wide web / Keith Alcorn".Wellcome Collection.Retrieved2022-09-23.
  27. ^"Roger Pebody Managing Editor".aidsmap.com.Retrieved5 Sep2024.
  28. ^"Electronic patient information awards announced".Digital Health.2006-09-13.Retrieved2022-09-23.
  29. ^"Welcome to the new aidsmap".aidsmap.com.19 July 2019.Retrieved2022-09-23.
  30. ^Naz Project London [@nazprojectlondon] (18 December 2019)."@aidsmap have won the INNOVATION AWARD! CONGRATS!!"– viaInstagram.
  31. ^Naz Project London [@nazprojectlondon] (18 December 2019)."@aidsmap have won the MEDIA AWARD! CONGRATS!!"– viaInstagram..
  32. ^Adewale, Dami."HIV support charity closes after 37 years".Third Sector.Retrieved15 July2024.
  33. ^Watson, Graeme (2 July 2024)."Charity NAM aidsmap set to close after 37 years".Out in Perth.Retrieved15 July2024.
  34. ^Watson, Graeme (2 July 2024)."Charity NAM aidsmap set to close after 37 years".Out in Perth.Retrieved15 July2024.
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