Journal of Virus Eradication, 2017; 3: 168–184 Daily use of co-formulated tenofovir and emtricitabine for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by populations at high risk of HIV infection is now recommended in guidelines from the United States, Europe and Australia and globally through the 2015 WHO guidelines. These 2017 Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine‘s...
News from Brisbane: HIV notifications fallen, rapid STI testing starting
HIV notifications drop by 30 per cent in Metro North and South Brisbane Times, Oct 31 2016 New HIV notifications have dropped 30 per cent in the first six months of this year in the Metro North and South areas, compared to the previous five-year average. The results, detailed in the latest HIV Foundation Queensland annual report, show the state records among the best results in the nation. Read...
HIV health promotion and young gay men – new resource
AFAO, 16 December, 2015 A new resource for HIV educators, Guiding Principles for Young Gay Men’s HIV Health Promotion, is the product of several years of discussions among the AFAO membership about how to best address young gay men’s HIV risk and health promotion needs. This process has included the discussion paper ‘Are Young gay men really so different?’, a scoping study...
SASHA evaluation survey – a reminder
Hi SASHA browsers & subscribers, Just a reminder about our survey – thanks so much to those who have taken the time to answer, but we’d love a few more responses if possible before we close the survey. SASHA has been running for a year now so we’d like to evaluate it, to see if it’s a useful service – and if so, how it can be improved further to meet your needs...
Sex-abuse prevention programs for pre-schoolers can be effective, report shows
The Guardian, Thursday 9 April 2015 13.52 AEST
Child sex abuse prevention programs for pre-schoolers can be effective and do not seem to introduce young children to confronting themes too soon, a new report has found.
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