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Rupert Edward David Whitaker OBE (born 1963) is a British psychiatrist, immunologist, and patient advocate. He is one of Europe's longest-surviving people with HIV, having contracted the disease in 1981.
View Dr. Rupert Whitaker OBE’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Chairman, Tuke Institute; Public Speaker; Consultant in Psychological Medicine and Public Health...
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Dec 1, 2021 · World Aids Day: 'I saw my partner and friends die of the disease'. In December 1981, The Lancet medical journal reported the first Aids-related death in London. The disease claimed thousands of...
Nov 3, 2023 · Dr. Rupert Whitaker. Over the past four decades, Dr. Rupert Whitaker OBE has made significant contributions to the fields of HIV, health-justice, and health-service advocacy, including co-founding Europe’s first HIV-charity.
Dr Rupert Whitaker, co-founder of the Terrence Higgins Trust – Europe’s first and now leading HIV-charity - has been made an Honorary Doctor of Science at Royal Holloway, University of London, for being a tenacious advocate for people with HIV and other chronic conditions.
Jan 26, 2024 · Dr Rupert Whitaker is one of the longest surviving people with HIV in Europe, and is revolutionising the way HIV/Aids is treated. Whitaker has been living in Manchester for five years, a move from London to a less busy and friendlier city.
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Sep 21, 2022 · Dr. Rupert Whitaker OBE is a Founder and Patron of the Terrence Higgins Trust, named after his then-partner who died of AIDS in 1982, and is one of Britain’s longest-living people with HIV.
