Jay Weatherill MP, Nat Cook MP, Wednesday, November 29, 2016 South Australians at high risk of contracting HIV will have access to the latest preventative technology study, as part of a State Government commitment announced today. Pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP is the latest prevention therapy in the fight against HIV. Under a PrEP access trial, eligible South Australians who don’t have HIV and...
United Nations, November 2016 International Day of People with Disability is held on 3 December each year. IDPwD is a United Nations sanctioned day that is celebrated internationally. It aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate the achievements and contributions of people with disability. Each year the UN announces a theme. The theme...
ABC News, 24/11/16 The Greens want South Australia to be part of a trial for a pill which can reduce the risk of HIV infection and is already being widely used overseas. The drug called PrEP — short for pre exposure prophylaxis — is made up of antiretroviral drugs taken by HIV-negative people to prevent HIV infection, according to the ACON website, which is primarily funded by the NSW Ministry of...
Hepatitis Australia, November 10, 2016 The Australian Government tabled its response to the Silent Disease – Inquiry into hepatitis C in Australia yesterday, but commits to little. The Silent Disease Report was released by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health during June 2015 after extensive consultation with health experts, community organisations and people affected by...
ABC News, 21.11.16
Progress toward vaccinating people against HIV infection has been announced by Adelaide researchers.
A team from the University of Adelaide and the Basil Hetzel Institute at Adelaide’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital used a combined vaccination approach, researcher Dr Branka Grubor-Bauk explained.
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Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) Adelaide: Friday, 18 November 2016 Delegates at Australia’s national HIV/AIDS conference have condemned the governments of South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory over laws that force people accused of criminal offences to undergo mandatory HIV and blood-borne virus testing. The conference passed a...