Analysis: experts say weakened immune systems may give rise to new Covid variants – so HIV prevention could be key to stopping coronavirus http://Why uncontrolled HIV may be behind the emergence of Omicron
This HIV Awareness Week, and in the lead up to World AIDS Day on December 1, residents at risk of contracting HIV across NSW are encouraged to get tested. As NSW opens up, now is a good time for the community to speak to a healthcare professional about HIV testing and prevention options available to ... Read More
There’s been a dramatic drop in HIV infections in NSW which health authorities attribute to the extended lockdown during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. See the full story here:: Recorded HIV cases drop 31 pct in NSW | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader | St George, NSW (theleader.com.au)
The low rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in Indigenous Australians continues to cause concern for politicians desperate to reopen borders, but one community near Alice Springs has turned that on its head with 94 per cent of the eligible population having received at least one dose. Key points: An Indigenous community near Alice Springs has reached a 94 per cent ... Read More
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 Forty years after the first case of HIV was reported in the United States, stigma around HIV/AIDS continues to impact the community. Now, a new campaign from NSW’s leading HIV organisation ACON and led by people living with HIV (PLHIV) is aiming to change the conversation. The campaign, It’s Time to Think Positive ... Read More
Information on how to protect yourself and your mob. Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and remote communities | Australian Government Department of Health (from the DoH website)
By James May I appreciate the sentiments raised in the recent Star Observer article, HIV at 40: Lessons We Can Learn From Long-Term Survivors. Thanks to both David and Michael for sharing their stories. It’s a perspective we need more in the media. We read many reports about HIV treatment and prevention, and not enough about the lived ... Read More
November 26 2020 HIV Awareness Week 2020 virtual trivia – bring your ‘A’ game Rates of HIV and STI notifications are higher among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population than for the non-Indigenous population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV Awareness Week (ATSIHAW) is held in the first week of December each year, to coincide ... Read More
June 04 2020 Allow me to begin with scenes from my life: In my office men’s room, a man kicks the toilet seat up with his foot to avoid touching it. Passengers on the subway look suspiciously at her other, searching for signs of illness, and quickly move away from anyone who coughs. Family members ... Read More
SAMESH, SHINE SA, and Thorne Harbour Health are encouraging people living with HIV (PLHIV) to take additional precautions in the face of the changing landscape around 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We want to ensure the ongoing health and wellbeing of all PLHIV who are more vulnerable to COVID-19. This means minimising the risk of exposure ... Read More
