HIV AUSTRALIA 2023
HIV Australia 2023
Find on this page commissioned articles, audio interviews, and editorials about the latest in HIV, from both a local and global perspective.
Essays
Ageing well, and in good company
In this HIV Australia essay Jae Condon, from the National Association for People Living with HIV (NAPWHA) talks about ageing well as people living with HIV head into their later years of life.
Published: 2023
HIV and its long-term impact on the gut
In this HIV Australia essay Heather Ellis, from Positive Women Victoria talks about the impact HIV has on the gut during the early days of transmission before diagnosis and treatment.
Published: June 2023
You talk we die: Stigma as a barrier for People Who Inject Drugs accessing HIV testing and treatment
In this HIV Australia essay Charlie Lay, Project Officer at the Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) delves into the issue of stigma as a barrier for People Who Inject Drugs in accessing comprehensive HIV testing and treatment.
Published: June 2023
Blogs
HIV-related stigma
In this blog, HOLA (HIV Online Learning Australia) provides a summary of a recently published paper on HIV-related stigma interventions by Dr Dean Murphy. The paper provides an explanation of some HIV stigma definitions, an overview of the theory and concepts related to stigma, and various approaches used in the development of HIV-related stigma interventions, as well as an overview of how HIV-related stigma is measured.
Published 2023
Youth for Health Centre- PrEP demonstration project in Mongolia
In this HIV Australia blog, Setsen Zayasaikhan and Philips Loh talk about the Youth for Health Centre – PrEP demonstration project in Mongolia which is part of Health Equity Matters Sustainability of HIV Services for Key Populations in Southeast Asia (SKPA-2) international program.
Published: June 2023
Living experience group program
In this HIV Australia blog Memoona Rafique from Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) shares the living experience group program, a support group for culturally and linguistically diverse people living with HIV.
Published: June 2023
Reaching West – ACON’s HIV health promotion with and for culturally diverse queer and trans communities in Western Sydney
In this HIV Australia blog Loc Nguyen from ACON outlines some of the community development, health promotion and partnerships that ACON has been working on in Greater Western Sydney with The West Ball and FLAGCOM (Filipino Lesbian and Gay Community and Friends).
Published: June 2023
CONNECT: HIV self-testing in the community
In this HIV Australia blog, Dr Nikki Sullivan shares The CONNECT pilot, set out to test the efficacy of using vending machines to dispense free Atomo HIVST kits in order to overcome barriers to testing for culturally and linguistically diverse people.
Published: June 2023
Young + Positive: Meeting the unique needs of young people (18-29) living with HIV
In this HIV Australia blog, Dr Lisa Wojciechowski talks about the Young and Positive research study, the first national study in Australia to document the perspectives of young people (aged 18-29) living with HIV.
Published: June 2023
Menopause and Women Living With HIV
In this HIV Australia Blog Heather Ellis, from Positive Women Victoria talks about menopause for Women Living With HIV.
Published: June 2023
WITH LOVE – ACON’s Sydney WorldPride health and safety campaign
In this HIV Australia blog Mike Wacher from ACON talks about the Sydney World Pride ‘WITH LOVE’ campaign a social marketing campaign developed with the aim of promoting a culture of care and looking out for one another. Encouraging community to enjoy themselves, but as always, to do it with safety in mind.
Published: May 2023
Blood borne viral (BBV) and sexually transmissible infections (STI) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Annual surveillance report
In this HIV Australia blog Dr Skye McGregor from the Kirby Institute discuss the latest data on blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Published: May 2023
This is how we live: perceptions of HIV risk amongst heterosexually identifying migrants in Australia.
In this HIV Australia blog, Carmen Gianfrancesco, Bridge Truell, Roanna Lobo, and Gemma Crawford from Curtin University discuss perceptions of HIV risk amongst heterosexually identifying people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background in Australia and share initial findings from a recent study.
Published: April 2023
Creating a safer community: Improving sexual health in Yarrabah
Sexual health is an important aspect of overall health and wellbeing, but unfortunately, it’s often overlooked or stigmatised. That’s why it’s so encouraging to hear in this HIV Australia blog the great work that Gurriny Yealamucka is doing to improve the sexual health of the Yarrabah community. As highlighted by NACCHO, the organisation’s efforts to provide culturally appropriate education, screening, and access to resources have helped create a safer and healthier community for everyone.
Published: April 2023
Podcasts
CONNECTing at risk communities with rapid HIV Testing
In this episode, Jack Crnjanin and Dr Nikki Sullivan from SAMESH discuss the CONNECT Project in Adelaide which provides access to rapid HIV self-test kits to strengthen pathways to treatment and support.
Published: August 2023
PrEP demonstration project in Mongolia
In this HIV Australia podcast, Dr. Setsen and Dr. Khulan from Youth for Health Center, talk about the PrEP demonstration project in Mongolia being supported by Health Equity Matters’ Sustainability of HIV Services for Key Populations in Southeast Asia Program (SKPA-2).
Published: June 2023
Experiences of accessing healthcare for culturally and linguistically diverse people living with HIV
In this HIV Australia podcast, Jimmy Chen from the National Association of People with HIV Australia talks with Carlos, who is originally from Chile and is living with HIV, and shares their experiences accessing healthcare for culturally and linguistically diverse people living with HIV.
Published: June 2023
Experiences accessing healthcare for culturally and linguistically diverse trans women living with HIV
In this HIV Australia podcast, Jimmy Chen from the National Association of People with HIV Australia talks with Peach who is trans woman who migrated from Thailand and shares her experiences accessing healthcare for culturally and linguistically diverse trans women living with HIV.
Published: June 2023
Menopause and Women Living With HIV
In this HIV Australia podcast Heather Ellis, from Positive Women Victoria talks about menopause for Women Living With HIV. (this podcast comes from a recording of Positive Women Victoria’s webinar on Menopause and Women Living With HIV)
Published: June 2023
The impacts of racism on access to healthcare for Prisons and Incarceration
In this episode of the Indigenous podcast series, the Anwernekenhe National HIV Alliance discuss the impacts of racism and access to healthcare for Prisons and Incarceration.
Published: June 2023
The impacts of racism on access to healthcare for Brotherboys
In this episode of the Indigenous podcast series, the Anwernekenhe National HIV Alliance are joined by several Brotherboys to discuss the impacts of racism and access to healthcare.
Published: May 2023
The impacts of racism on access to healthcare for Sistergirls
In this episode of the Indigenous podcast series, the Anwernekenhe National HIV Alliance are joined by several Sistergirls to discuss the impacts of racism and access to healthcare.
Published: May 2023
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV and Sexual health data: Where to next?
In this episode, Dr Skye McGregor and Robert Monaghan from The Kirby Institute talk about the most recent epidemiological HIV and sexual health data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and some of its implications for consideration.
Published: April 2023
Young and Positive
In this episode, Patty Whatley speaks with Dr Lisa Wojciechowski who talks about the Young and Positive research study, the first national study in Australia to document the perspectives of young people (aged 18-29) living with HIV.
Published: March 2023