Resume PrEP, Urge Community Leaders
If you have stopped HIV PrEP in response to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and restrictions, community organisations are urging now is the time to ‘Resume …
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August 23, 2019 ACON looks to the future of HIV in 2030
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June 21, 2019 Nearly 3 in 4 men eligible for PrEP in Australia aren’t taking it, study finds
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January 17, 2019 Participants sought for study exploring PrEP use in gay and bi men’s relationships
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December 10, 2018 World first study to explore experiences of people recently diagnosed with HIV
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October 29, 2018 First national survey of trans and gender diverse sexual health launched
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ACON looks to the future of HIV in 2030
LGBTQI community health organisation ACON is looking to the future of HIV healthcare in NSW through the discussion paper Imagining HIV in 2030. The paper …
Nearly 3 in 4 men eligible for PrEP in Australia aren’t taking it, study finds
A PrEP advocate has said it’s important for people to work out whether PrEP is the right tool for them.
Participants sought for study exploring PrEP use in gay and bi men’s relationships
The Re:PrEP study will help develop an understanding of what PrEP means to gay and bi men as it becomes a more common HIV-prevention strategy.
World first study to explore experiences of people recently diagnosed with HIV
“By engaging with the experiences of people who have recently been diagnosed with HIV, we’re hoping to find out why some people living with HIV today experience better care and wellbeing outcomes than others”
First national survey of trans and gender diverse sexual health launched
The survey results will help with the development of sexual health policy, sex education, relationship support, and health policy for gender diverse communities.
PrEP trial sees HIV transmissions in NSW drop to lowest rate since 1985
“The speed of the decline we’ve seen in new HIV infections in gay and bisexual men is a world first.”
New Kirby Institute report explores drug use among gay and bisexual men
“Most men continued to have negative perceptions toward drug use within the gay community, although they held less negative views about their own drug use.”
No risk of HIV transmission in couples using treatment as prevention: study
The study tracked over 12,000 instances of condomless anal sex between partners whose HIV statuses differ, with no new transmissions between them.
New HIV diagnoses rise by 33 per cent among Indigenous people
“It could rapidly transition to a concentrated epidemic among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as has occurred among First Nations people in some provinces of Canada.”