Do It London have launched their latest HIV prevention campaign on behalf of all London boroughs.

The ‘Be Sure. Know the Four’ campaign launched on Monday 10 October and will run through the autumn period, including World AIDS Day (01 December), and will end on 12 December.

London has demonstrated encouraging progress in reducing new HIV diagnoses in recent years. In 2021, new HIV diagnoses fell by 7%. Looking further back, between 2015 and 2021 new diagnoses fell by 66%. However, HIV remains an important public health challenge in London and the danger of complacency could threaten to reverse this trend.

Cllr Nesil Caliskan, London Councils’ Executive Member for Health and Care, said: “When boroughs come together and collaborate to tackle key public health challenges, we have been able to see real change across our city. HIV is no exception, which is why we continue to champion HIV prevention through this targeted joint campaign.”

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Supporting Londoners facing cost-of-living pressures – Monday 17 October 2022, 2.00-3.00pm

Join the APPG for London to discuss this topical issue and how Parliamentarians and London organisations can respond. We will be joined by the following speakers:

• Cllr Georgia Gould, Chair of London Councils and Leader of the London Borough of Camden

• Manny Hothi, Chief Executive, Trust for London

• Stephen Jones, Policy and Research Manager, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Invites are open to MPs, Peers, London borough officers and members.

This meeting is being held in Parliament and is in-person only. Places are limited, so please RSVP to our parliamentary officer Amy Leppänen if you wish to attend.

October is Black History Month, and the London Boroughs are celebrating with a variety of events, all with different themes and content.

As part of our commitment in supporting and amplifying the boroughs work on race equality, we are highlighting the events taking place across London. See the list here.