Well won't you just look at our Steering Committee member caroline?! 31st best female scientist in the UK! Just brilliant UCL Global Health UCL BHIVA

Thank you IDSA - please get in touch if you'd like to join our growing list of endorsers.....you'd be very welcome! #LanguageMatters

So proud of our inclusive language in the #HIVinPregnancy guidelines as advocated by the ⁦PeopleFirstCharter⁩ and presented by ⁦@LByrne81⁩ Pregnancy guidelines Chair #BHIVA2024 ⁦BHIVA⁩

Our very own caroline is currently participating a PeopleFirstCharter charter session at the BHIVA Spring Conference Focusing on the importance of using inclusive and non-stigmatising language - something we are striving to incorporate into our journal #BHIVA24

‘Supportive & sensitive language is critical in our goal to achieve an HIV & stigma free generation & support those living with HIV’ Angelina Namiba opening the People First Charter PeopleFirstCharter HIV Medicine session Hall 1 #BHIVA24

The objections do NOT hold!! The phenomenal Laura Waters reminding us all to use our language better, and championing wider system collaboration and change. #BHIVA24 BHIVA PeopleFirstCharter peoplefirstcharter.org

Introducing the People First Charter PeopleFirstCharter Laura Waters talking us through the use of people first language & working with the journals The first journal on board was our own HIV Medicine Link to website peoplefirstcharter.org

Literally live from #bhiva24! Our founder Laura Waters & steering committee doyenne Angelina Namiba on stage for the HIV Medicine symposium on Person First Language!

caroline taking us through some simple steps you as authors can think about when writing up your work for publication including the importance of people first language at the BHIVA Spring Conference PeopleFirstCharter Positively UK #BHIVA24

We all make mistakes It is about the intention Language has an impact Harun. The poxie one. talking with caroline about people first language at the PeopleFirstCharter HIV Medicine session #BHIVA24

Thank you Katie Warburton - brilliant work & phenomenonal presentation. Please help us develop our language guidance to address this better 🙏❤️

Thank you Simon Collins for the shout out in your fantastic #bashh2024 talk on modelling studies!

Thank you doc and all involved. Language matters Also comforted to hear the importance of intentions and asking the question, "what terminology do you prefer?" peoplefirstcharter.org #PutPeopleFirst #AIDS2024 PeopleFirstCharter

Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz Olaf Schulz. Germany is one of biggest donors to The Global Fund. 59 million lives saved!!! Keir Starmer please ensure UK continues to prioritise too 🧡 Calls out the stigma of HIV-infected vs living with HIV - thank you!!!!! #AIDS2024 #PutPeopleFirst

We're delighted that IAS - the International AIDS Society #aids2024 is so language-focused. In the pre-conference language session the speakers asked us all to call out inappropriate language so please don't use "HIV-uninfected" on slides. Thank you. #putpeoplefirst Angelina Namiba Bakita Kasadha @DrYGilleece

Welcome to the family NHIVNA (National HIV Nurses Association)! The latest endorser of The People First Charter - you inspired this endeavour so it's great to have you on board!!

Today is a double whammy good day for endorsement! Welcome to 4M Project!! And thank you for your patience..... REally looking forward to working with you to expand and improve out guidance.

Wonderful to see steering committee star Angelina Namiba HIV Glasgow! Shares poignant real world experiences of healthcare stigma experienced by women with HIV. Thank you, as always, for your advocacy & generosity with your lived expertise ❤️ #hivglasgow2024 #hivglasgow2024

Great to be mentioned in this fascinating cure session HIV Glasgow - thank you Karine Dube! We have learned a lot already thanks to the bravery of people entering very complex studies - well said sarah fidler! #hivglasgow2024 #hivglasgow

The UNAIDS Global 2024 terminology is one of many key resources that we signpost on our website. We're in the process of updating our own guidance, launching soon!!!!