A National Consensus Statement on the Future of Australia’s HIV Response

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In partnership with NAPWHA, Health Equity Matters has worked with over 100 experts to form thirty-six statements that define the priorities and activities required to achieve and move beyond virtual elimination of HIV transmission.

A Roadmap for Australia’s HIV Response

  • The National Consensus Statement on the Future of Australia’s HIV Response has provided a world-first opportunity to voice the response’s priorities and key considerations.

  • The range of statements were formed with the input of 100+ experts from community, research, and clinical groups. This diverse expert panel scored the importance of the statements to achieve and move beyond virtual elimination of HIV transmission.

  • We encourage policymakers, community, clinical, research groups and government departments to use the statements in this report to continue to support the HIV response and engage communities when building programs.

A Robust Framework for the Future Response

  • The national consensus statement was developed through a robust framework that highlights the priority areas of action required to achieve and move beyond the virtual elimination of HIV transmission. It seeks to guide policy development and funding decisions, foster collaboration and further engage affected communities.

    The Australian HIV response continues to make progress towards reaching the UNAIDS 95:95:95 targets and, in the longer term, achieving and moving beyond virtual elimination of HIV transmission. This is largely due to the consistent efforts of the partnership between community, clinical and research partners and government. This empowers the HIV community to lead the response by building trust and designing and implementing interventions that are by and for People with HIV (PWHIV) and other priority populations.

  • Achieving and moving beyond virtual elimination of HIV transmission will require sustained, and in some cases, increased support from the partnership. We encourage policymakers, community, clinical, research groups and government departments to use the statements in this report to continue to support the HIV response and engage communities when building programs.

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  • 36

    consensus statements

  • 6

    statement themes

  • 100+

    experts from the HIV response

National Consensus Statement Report and Summary Sheet

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