National AIDS trust
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NAT is a UK
charity that campaigns on a range of issues related to HIV
, primarily in a domestic context. The charity's key strategic goals are:
NAT was founded October 1987 as a non-government organisation (NGO) by the Department of Health
, in order to deal with the escalating concern with HIV and AIDS
nationally. Whilst most of NAT's funding comes from public donations, corporate supporters, grant-making trusts and foundations and their own fundraising work a small amount of funding is still received from the UK government. NAT is a policy
based charity, working to improve the national response to HIV through policy development, expert advice and the provision of practical resources rather than through offering direct support services to people living with HIV.
NAT is an independent charity with a Board of Trustees, who are responsible for the governance and direction which the charity takes. The chair of the Board is currently Dame Denise Platt
DBE
. The Board has two subcommittees - the Finances and General Purposes committee, and the Recruitment and Succession Planning Committee. Each of these committees meets at least twice a year, whilst the full Board of Trustees usually meets four times a year.
Diana, Princess of Wales
made a significant contribution to NAT in her role as patron from 1991 to 1997. NAT was one of only six charities that she formally supported at the time of her death. On 1 July 2007, Princes William and Harry
held the Concert for Diana
at Wembley Stadium
to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana with an event to celebrate her life. More than half the proceeds from the concert went to charities supported by the late Princess including NAT.
NAT is a small charity with one office found on Old Street
in London, and maintains a permanent staff of less than 20 and a large pool of volunteers. The current chief executive is Deborah Jack. Collaborations between NAT and other charities within the sexual health sector do occur.
An important recurring role of NAT is the annual hosting of the World AIDS Day website. NAT develops resources each year to enable other HIV organisations to maximise the impact of World AIDS Day
in the UK, which is December 1.
Trustees
The trustees of the National AIDS Trust are :
United Kingdom
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charity that campaigns on a range of issues related to HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
, primarily in a domestic context. The charity's key strategic goals are:
- Effective prevention of HIV transmission
- For testing to be easily accessible and ethical, to allow early diagnosis of HIV
- Access to treatment, care and support for people living with HIV
- To challenge HIV-related stigma and discrimination
NAT was founded October 1987 as a non-government organisation (NGO) by the Department of Health
Department of Health (United Kingdom)
The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government with responsibility for government policy for health and social care matters and for the National Health Service in England along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish,...
, in order to deal with the escalating concern with HIV and AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
nationally. Whilst most of NAT's funding comes from public donations, corporate supporters, grant-making trusts and foundations and their own fundraising work a small amount of funding is still received from the UK government. NAT is a policy
Policy
A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome. The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol...
based charity, working to improve the national response to HIV through policy development, expert advice and the provision of practical resources rather than through offering direct support services to people living with HIV.
NAT is an independent charity with a Board of Trustees, who are responsible for the governance and direction which the charity takes. The chair of the Board is currently Dame Denise Platt
Denise Platt
Dame Denise Platt, DBE, FRSA is a British civil servant. She is the Chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection...
DBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
. The Board has two subcommittees - the Finances and General Purposes committee, and the Recruitment and Succession Planning Committee. Each of these committees meets at least twice a year, whilst the full Board of Trustees usually meets four times a year.
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
made a significant contribution to NAT in her role as patron from 1991 to 1997. NAT was one of only six charities that she formally supported at the time of her death. On 1 July 2007, Princes William and Harry
Prince Harry of Wales
Prince Henry of Wales , commonly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and fourth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
held the Concert for Diana
Concert for Diana
Concert for Diana was a concert held at the then new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, on 1 July 2007, which would have been her 46th birthday; 31 August that year brought the 10th anniversary of her death...
at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana with an event to celebrate her life. More than half the proceeds from the concert went to charities supported by the late Princess including NAT.
NAT is a small charity with one office found on Old Street
Old Street
Old Street is a street in east London that runs west to east from Goswell Road in Clerkenwell, in the London Borough of Islington, to the crossroads where it intersects with Shoreditch High Street , Kingsland Road and Hackney Road in Shoreditch in the London Borough of Hackney.The nearest...
in London, and maintains a permanent staff of less than 20 and a large pool of volunteers. The current chief executive is Deborah Jack. Collaborations between NAT and other charities within the sexual health sector do occur.
An important recurring role of NAT is the annual hosting of the World AIDS Day website. NAT develops resources each year to enable other HIV organisations to maximise the impact of World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day, observed December 1 every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Government and health officials observe the day, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an...
in the UK, which is December 1.
Trustees
The trustees of the National AIDS Trust are :
- Dame Denise Platt DBE
- Howard Charman
- Dr Valerie Delpech
- Martin Green
- Judy Hague
- David Johnson
- Pat Knowles
- Robert MacKay
- John Nicholls
- Dr Barry Peters
- Winnie Ssanyu-Sseruma
- Gary Watson
- Dr Neil Wooding