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THE NOONGAR BOODJA STATEMENT  ON CLOSING THE GAP ON STIs, & BBVs AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF AUSTRALASIA

THE NOONGAR BOODJA STATEMENT ON CLOSING THE GAP ON STIs, & BBVs AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF AUSTRALASIA

SEPTEMBER 16 2019 The signatories to this statement gather for the Australasian HIV & AIDS and Sexual Health Conferences 2019 in Perth – traditional lands of the Noongar Whadjuk peoples, and the 41st New Zealand Sexual Health Conference 2019 in Wellington – traditional lands of the peoples of Ngāti Toa and Taranaki Whānui ki te ... Read More
 
Syphilis in northern communities

Syphilis in northern communities

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