EXCLUSIVE BY REBECCA PUDDY AND ISABEL DAYMAN UPDATED WED AT 8:04PM A syphilis outbreak has been declared in Adelaide, as health authorities warn unborn babies could die if the infectious disease transmits through the womb. Key points: A syphilis outbreak has spread to Adelaide There have been 64 cases reported in SA, including an infant, since 2016 An outbreak of ... Read More
October 30, 2018 The biggest ever study of health and wellbeing among Indigenous adults will be launched Thursday. Among the data to be collected by researchers is the impact of historical policy decisions such as the Stolen Generations and exposure to racism, as well as how culture is linked to wellbeing. The Mayi Kuwayu study ... Read More
A report on Dr James Ward’s presentation on day 1 of the Conference. Australia has seen a “relentless increase” in new HIV diagnoses in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) peoples, said Professor James Ward at the HIVAIDS Conference in Sydney today. This increase lies on a background of a reduction of new HIV diagnoses ... Read More
Rates of HIV infection in Australia’s Indigenous communities remain stubbornly high, even as they drop across the population. New figures released today show that in 2017 Australia had its lowest number of new diagnoses in seven years. But researchers say the disparity may be addressed by making treatments and preventative measures more accessible. By Sarah ... Read More
There is no magic cure for HIV. Yet ending transmission of the virus in Australia is now entirely possible. How can this be? In 2014, the Federal Government set a target of virtually eliminating new HIV cases by 2020. It was an ambitious target to be sure, as only two years earlier new HIV infection ... Read More
There were 963 new HIV diagnoses in Australia in 2017, representing a 7% decline over five years, and the lowest number of new diagnoses in seven years. The reductions were greatest among gay and bisexual men, with a 15% reduction in the past year alone. In contrast, the number of new HIV diagnoses increased by ... Read More
Peter (not his real name) has been keeping his HIV diagnosis a secret for more than three decades. He was in his thirties and running a guesthouse for gay men in the northern New South Wales town of Grafton when he first discovered he was positive. “Things were pretty grim in those days, a lot of people ... Read More
As an infectious syphilis epidemic continues to ravage northern Australia – now threatening the lives of newborn babies – Indigenous sexual health specialist James Ward is leading a campaign to help remote communities. By Michele Tydd. While the federal government committed $8.8 million this year to fight an ongoing syphilis epidemic sweeping Australia’s top end, many ... Read More
Reconciling a policy mess: But research shows ACCHO’s significantly more effective at improving Indigenous health outcomes than the mainstream system. ” The present National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO )network provides a different working model for governments devolving decision-making power to the people directly affected. Research shows the network is significantly more effective at improving ... Read More
By Aisha Dow 28 August 2018 — 12:01am Australians are underestimating the danger of popular sleeping pills and sedatives “at their peril”, as a record 142 people die every month in accidental drug overdoses, a major new report warns. Annual drug deaths almost doubled in the decade to 2016, a period that claimed 13,471 lives through unintentional ... Read More
