The Conversation, July 15, 2016 10.56am AEST Worldwide, around 30 million people enter and leave prison each year. Of these people, around 4.5 million have hepatitis C, almost 1 million have HIV and 1.5 million have hepatitis B infections. In many countries, prisons are underfunded and overcrowded, and injecting drug use is common. Those who enter prison uninfected are at risk of becoming...
Human Rights Law Centre, SA Department for Communities and Social Inclusion, SHine SA Do you want to help turn promises of LGBTIQ reform into a reality? Are you keen to have your voice heard in the campaign for marriage equality? Are you up for changing hearts and minds? Making Change Happen will inspire you to do just that. Hear from renowned rights advocate Anna Brown, along with other expert...
Are you a doctor? Nurse? Medical student? Health practitioner? Community worker? Or just interested in Sexual health? Come to SAMESH’s HIV/Syphilis Co-infection Forum! Speakers: Dr Russell Waddell Dr Carole Khaw Dr James Ward Dr Nicola Chynoweth Free event: networking, drinks and nibbles On Thursday 6 October from 3.00 – 5.00 pm At SHine SA, 57 Hyde Street, Adelaide Presented by...
The Age, September 16 2016 – 7:31AM The legal age for consensual anal sex in Queensland has been lowered to 16 years, in line with other consensual sexual activity, and the word “sodomy” removed from the Criminal Code. The Queensland Parliament voted to remove the longstanding source of discrimination in Queensland’s Criminal Code on Thursday night. Read more here ...
BETA Blog, September 8, 2016 How many doses of Truvada-based PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) are needed to provide adequate protection against HIV? Might it be possible to take PrEP only before and after sex—instead of every day? A recent article published in The Lancet HIV provides insight into this very question. Read more here Access Lancet HIV abstract here (for full text please see your...
It Takes Two: How Men Fit into Expanding the Family Planning Method Mix Contraceptive Technology Innovation (CTI) Exchange, July 5, 2016 9:22 am The terms “family planning” and “birth control” are synonymous with women’s health and associated with the struggle for equal rights and women’s liberation. And while the advent of the pill and subsequent advances in contraceptive technology have had...