Improving our understanding of HIV notifications among people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds in Australia By Ela Naruka, Research Officer, Kirby Institute, October 23, 2024 Over the past decade (2014-2023), there has been a 21.5% increase in HIV notifications among people from CALD backgrounds. In 2014, there were 306 notifications (28% of total notifications), which rose...
The Gaps Project Report: HIV transmission amongst GBMSM in Australia
Identifying gaps in achieving the elimination of HIV transmission among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia: The Gaps Project Report Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, 2020 This report identifies gaps on the pathway in achieving the elimination of HIV transmission among GBMSM in Australia, through collating and analysing surveillance and behavioural data collected from...
Delayed linkage to HIV care among asylum seekers
Kronfli, N., Linthwaite, B., Sheehan, N. et al. Delayed linkage to HIV care among asylum seekers in Quebec, Canada. BMC Public Health 19, 1683 (2019). Abstract: Background Migrants represent an increasing proportion of people living with HIV in many developed countries. We aimed to describe the HIV care cascade and baseline genotypic resistance for newly diagnosed asylum seekers referred to the...
Could It Be HIV? Video for GPs
Thorne Harbour Health, November 2017 ‘Could it be HIV?’ features of the story of Abby Landy, whose story is all-too-common for the many individuals who are given a late HIV diagnosis. Produced with the support of ViiV healthcare, this video encourages clinicians and doctors to ‘consider HIV’. This clip also features Professor Jenny Hoy from Alfred Health. “This video is...
New report: Surveillance of STIs and Blood-Borne Viruses in South Australia, 2018
Communicable Disease Control Branch, SA Health, July 2019 In 2018, there were 8,556 new notifications of STI and BBV in South Australia. This represents a 3% increase in the number of new notifications compared to notifications received in 2017. In 2018, there were 6,256 notifications of Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) making this the most commonly notified STI in South Australia. The...
Cervical cancer self-tests helping to break down barriers and increase screening rates
ABC Health & Wellbeing, Posted Friday 8th March 2019 at 14:54 In Australia, 80 per cent of cervical cancers are found in women who are overdue for screening or have never been screened. “We know there’s an equity issue in our cervical screening program,” said Dr Saville, executive director of the VCS Foundation, a cervical screening not-for-profit. “Women from lower...