August 27, 2019 PrEP, which stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a medication regimen designed to reduce the chances of infection by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in at-risk patients. The most widely used PrEP medication is a combination of tenofovir disproxil fumarate (TDF) and emtricitabine. While generic versions of PrEP ... Read More
May 7 2019 Labor has announced $1.8 million in federal funding for a Queensland indigenous sexual health program, after funding for the program was axed two years ago. Labor’s health spokesperson Catherine King said Labor would provide the funding over four years for the 2 Spirits program, which is administered by the Queensland Aids Council. The ... Read More
MAY 6, 2019 The outgoing co-ordinator of the nationwide “flying squad” of counsellors tackling the rising number of indigenous youth suicides has called for more outreach and 24-hour support services to stem the worsening crisis. Leading suicide researcher Gerry Georgatos, who last week stepped down as co-ordinator of the National Indigenous Critical Response Service, said ... Read More
April 20, 2019 The number of new HIV cases in NSW has dropped to their lowest level since 1984, but NSW Health would not say whether it will hit its target of “virtually” eliminating the disease by 2020. In 2018, 278 people had a newly diagnosed HIV infection, which was 17 per cent lower than ... Read More
FEBRUARY 24 2019 An alarming and unneccesary number of late-term diagnoses stands in the way of Australia eliminating transmission of HIV, according to a leading researcher. Key points: More than a third of HIV diagnoses in Australia in 2017 were classed as late A leading researcher and people with HIV are concerned about the trend ... Read More
Prevention of illness is always better than a cure, and never more so than with an infection that has become resistant to multiple drugs. A current outbreak of the sexually-transmitted bowel infection shigellosis has proven just so, with almost a third of recent cases drug resistant. Which is why health authorities are pleading with people to ... Read More
ATSIHAW is now a key annual event for raising our community’s awareness of HIV, for networking and for mobilising community action to bring down HIV rates in our community. ATSIHAW has proven itself to be a powerful force – engaging our community, as well as HIV researchers, doctors, health workers and policy-makers. ATSIHAW has been ... Read More
Summary Background Australia has set a national target of ending HIV by 2020, achieving this will require the inclusion of priority populations (eg, Indigenous Australians) in strategies to reach elimination. To assist in evaluating the target of elimination, we analysed HIV notification data for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Methods Using the National HIV Registry at ... Read More
A new and enduring Council of Australian Government’s Ministerial focus has been put on First Nations health, with the Indigenous Health Minister to participate in all meetings moving forward. And a recent COAG Health Minister’s forum has endorsed the creation of an Aboriginal led Workforce Plan, with the aim of increasing the number of Aboriginal ... Read More
