NAZ

Sexual Health providers Forum

Parminder Sekhon Executive Director of Programmes

Nazir was a Pakistani Muslim, married with two children. He was also a closeted gay man who had AIDS.

When his status became public, he was rejected by his mosque, ostracised by his community and found no social support that understood that he had more than one

identity.

The late HIV and gay rights activist, Shivananda Khan, established NAZ in his memory. Shivananda understood that support for people like Nazir would need to:-

= be culturally specific= be driven from within the community

= use an integrated approach with knowledge of healthcare, race, culture, religion and sexuality.

Unfortunately, the issues that Nazir experienced 23 years ago still remain live today.

And so NAZ offers the most relevant response to this dilemma. NAZ exists in order to provide a range of sexual health services and programmes, specifically for men and

women from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.

1991: Why NAZ was founded

1991-95: NAZ establishes support groups for South Asian, Middle Eastern and Arabic MSM who are HIV+ or coming to terms with their sexuality.

1995-2000: NAZ sets up support and outreach services to Spanish and Portuguese- speaking communities.

2005: NAZ launches HIV and sexual health support for East African communities, women & Muslims; NAZ participates in research

collaborations and conferences.

2005-10: Structured programmes set up for youth, sexual health training for practitioners, plus NPLs. Black Caribbean MSM programme is established

2010- 15: Challenging stigma through high profile programmes, increased policy work around successful interventions in BAME communities. NAZ is

changing the cultural conversation about sex.

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Trustees Uday Thakkar Managing Director of Red Ochre Consultancy Sanjay Nazerali Chief Strategy Officer, Carat GlobalTina St Ledger Head of HR Viv Health Care Alan Morton Philanthropist Medical BoardSuneeta Soni Consultant Physician in HIV & Sexual Health Claude Nicol Centre BrightonNneka Nwokolo Chair, Consultant Physician in HIV & Sexual Health Dean Street, ChelwestVanessa Apea Consultant in Sexual Health & HIV Medicine at Barts NHS TrustAudrey Mukela Clinical Nurse specialist St Thomas HospitalCharles Mazhude Consultant in HIV Medicine & Sexual Health, Lewisham & Greenwich NHSCharlotte Cohen Consultant in HIV Medicine & Sexual Health, WLCSH, ChelwestHamish Mohammed Principal STI Surveillance Scientist at Public Health England

Staff and Volunteers 15 full and part time members of staff and over 60 active volunteers

Turnover £557,998 in 2013/14

The Naz family

• HIV Support Services for BAME People living with HIV

• Testing Faith & 1000 Women Programme `

• 2 BAME on line platforms for BAME MSM www.africarise.org.uk www.manon.org.uk and 4 LGBT peer support groups

• Counselling Services

• Award winning Joyful Noise Choir of people living with HIV

• Naz Rapid HIV Testing Service • TB Awareness & Prevention Project

• Expert Patients programme (Siblings Voice Policy Network)

Flagship Programmes

Our work is still relevant many years after we were first created because :

•In 2013 BAME population represented 13% of the overall UK population but 47% of people diagnosed with HIV

•BAME people are 6x more likely to be diagnosed with HIV today than their white counterparts.

•The proportion of BAME women living with diagnosed HIV is 30 x higher than that of White women.

•In 2013, 75% of all new HIV diagnoses in women were among BAME women.

•In 2013, 73% of heterosexuals living with HIV in the UK were BAME

•Amongst 70% of those infections in London are among people not born in the UK

•Almost 1 in 4 of people estimated to be living with HIV were unaware of their infection and 42%were diagnosed late. This rises to 66% for Black African males, 57% for Black African women, 59% for Black Caribbean males and 48% for Black Caribbean

women.

We still have work to do