David Cooper was a man of science, but he never forgot that people are at the centre of the HIV epidemic. Over three decades, David was a towering figure in the HIV response, not just in Australia, but across the…

Today’s PBAC decision to recommend PBS listing of the HIV prevention pill, PrEP, is a critical step towards dramatically reducing HIV transmission in Australia, according to the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations. PrEP is a once-daily pill that is extremely…

Our communities have lost a dear friend and champion with the passing of Neville Fazulla. Neville was a staunch advocate for Australia’s community response to HIV, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and for people with HIV. He was…

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations has welcomed federal Labor’s commitment to fund a reinvigorated community-led HIV response, critical to Australia reaching its goal of ending HIV transmission. The Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare, the Hon Catherine King MP,…

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) has welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s commitment to a package of policies that will provide important support to the community-led HIV response. The Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, has committed to: 95-95-95 targets. This…

New UNAIDS figures released for World AIDS Day reveal that fewer than half the people living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific have access to life-saving antiretroviral medicine. The release of the figures comes as a new campaign, Right to Health,…

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) is today paying tribute to Levinia Crooks, AM, a leading figure in Australia’s HIV/AIDS response, who passed away over the weekend. “Levinia was a giant of Australia’s HIV/AIDS response and her loss is…

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations has called on two drug companies and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee to fast track negotiations, after today’s disappointing decision to defer listing the highly effective HIV prevention medicine, PrEP, on the Pharmaceutical Benefits…

A comprehensive, costed plan to make Australia the first nation to end HIV transmission will be presented to parliamentarians tomorrow. The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations’ HIV Blueprint charts a course to avert 2,025 HIV transmissions within three years. The…