Monica Miltun (born 1950)

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The Aksept House was established as a hospice in 1997, located in the historic Stranger villa on Fagerheimgata. Today, the centre serves as a vital low-threshold resource for individuals affected by HIV/AIDS, offering support, care, and community in a non-judgmental environment.

Monica Miltun has extensive experience working with this patient group. Her engagement spans from the early days when HIV was a diagnosis without treatment options, to the present, where proper medication allows individuals to live normal, healthy lives.

Aksept serves as a vital low-threshold resource for those who may not have access to other services—but it is also open to anyone who seeks support. The house offers 24-hour staffed inpatient beds on the upper floor, as well as testing and treatment services.

An excerpt from our interview with Monica Miltun can be viewed in the window below. Here, she reflects on how effective medication has transformed HIV from a feared and fatal virus into a chronic but manageable condition. Nevertheless, many patients still encounter outdated and stigmatizing attitudes.

The full interview is available for viewing in the reading room at the Queer Archives (Skeivt arkiv).
We met Monica Miltun in Oslo, May 2018.