Experts welcome federal budget commitment to PrEP and mental health
“Mental distress associated with sexuality can be acute – every extra dollar spent supporting people experiencing mental distress is a dollar well spent.”
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Plan highlights path to ending HIV transmissions in Australia
The plan explains that extra government funding of just $32.5 million a year would prevent new transmissions and eventually save the government $2 billion.
Queensland AIDS Council reaches testing milestone
Testing for HIV and other STIs offered by the Queensland AIDS Council has surpassed the “significant milestone” of 5000 tests since the introduction of rapid testing in 2012.
Report blasts Australia’s failing HIV response
BY ROBERT BURTON-BRADLEY Australia’s response to HIV has stalled and lacks leadership and investment according to a critical assessment released by the nation’s leading HIV/AIDS …
Landmark drug trial plan for Australia
A preventative HIV drug shown to almost halve the risk of infection could be tested in Australia for the first time if a $2 million …
HIV infections rise
New HIV diagnoses rose 8.2 percent in Australia last year, sparking fresh calls for new measures in the fight against HIV. The latest annual surveillance …
Push for HIV law clarity
The Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men’s Health Centre (VAC/GHMC) will push for new prosecution guidelines in Victoria when criminal charges are brought against people accused of …