Guardian Australia, Thursday 11 August 2016 13.23 AEST More than 100 academics have called on the New South Wales government to take abortion off the criminal code as Greens upper house member Mehreen Faruqi prepares to introduce the legislation. Law and criminology academics from across the state have signed a letter saying it is time to decriminalise abortion and calling for privacy zones to be...
SAMESH will be running a number of cooking demonstrations aimed at people living with HIV (PLWHIV) on lower incomes, and the first demonstration will be held Thursday 25 August. The sessions will run bi-monthly from then (in August, October, and December). These classes are aimed at encouraging and teaching people how to cook healthy and nutritious meals at home. We also have a broader approach...
SHine SA, August 2016 EXCITING NEW PROGRAM FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA: HOW2 create a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) inclusive service Have you heard all the buzz around Rainbow Tick Accreditation or ever considered how your organisation ensures it is inclusive of diversity? Perhaps you have organisational goals or targets regarding diversity and inclusion and are looking for...
Victoria State Government, July 2016 The Victorian government has launched two separate strategies to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. The Victorian hepatitis B strategy and Victorian hepatitis C strategy 2016-20 address the significant public health burden from hepatitis B and hepatitis C (viral hepatitis). The strategies reflect the Government’s commitment to decreasing the public...
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Jun 25. pii: ciw416. [Epub ahead of print] Impact of Opioid Substitution Therapy on Antiretroviral Therapy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people who inject drugs (PWID) frequently encounter barriers accessing and remaining on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Some studies have suggested that opioid...
Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine, July 2016 Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health challenge for Australia, affecting approximately 230,000 people who are at risk of progressive liver fibrosis leading to cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The burden of liver disease due to HCV is projected to triple by...