ATSIHAW NEWSLETTER February 2018
PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PrEP) – A TABLET YOU TAKE TO PREVENT HIV
On 9 February, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) announced PrEP will be subsidised by the Australian Government through the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS). This means that soon HIV-negative people at risk of HIV will be able to get prescriptions from the doctor for PrEP under the PBS. Taking PrEP daily will prevent HIV if you’re HIV-negative.
Population groups most likely to benefit from PrEP are sexually active gay and bisexual men, transgender people and heterosexual people with an HIV-positive partner who does not have an undetectable viral load.
To find out more watch our short animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pecZbyTwHHg
THE NEVILLE FAZULLA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Neville Fazulla Aboriginal Health Memorial Scholarship was announced at SAHMRI on the 13th February at SAHMRI. The scholarship is available to Aboriginal &Torres Strait Islander students studying for a health or health-related degree. The scholarship is named in honour of our former colleague and friend, and past HIV Awareness Week Coordinator. If you would like to know more about the scholarship and how to apply click on the link: https://www.sahmriresearch.org/our-research/themes/aboriginal-health/student-opportunities.
CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR PICS AND FEEDBACK FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY HELD DURING ATSIHAW 2017
Thanks to everyone who helped us have our biggest ever Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander HIV Awareness Week. We look forward to working with you in 2018.
MEDIA
- Senator Dean Smith speaks in Federal Parliament, honouring the late Neville Fazulla – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le6OC7n2FTg&feature=youtube
- Gonorrhoea and syphilis are resurging in Melbourne – https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/back-to-the-80s-gonorrhoea-and-syphilis-are-resurging-in-melbourne-20180115-h0ih75.html
- Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases surge in Australia – http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/human-body/antibioticresistant-gonorrhoea-cases-surge-in-australia/news-story/f3e12733a853b7370db60db90084c63b
- Sexually transmitted diseases soar in the Northern Territory – http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/sexually-transmitted-diseases-soar-in-the-northern-territory/news-story/1d8e2165a20c1224203a33b93b8add5a
WEBSITE
Looking for helpful information or resources on HIV, look no more, just go to http://www.atsihiv.org.au/. You will find a wide range of resources including: animations, infographics, videos, news and more!