ThinkProgress, Oct 1, 2015 11:14am For many women, getting a pap smear or a birth control prescription at a doctor’s office is relatively effortless. Perhaps a little uncomfortable, yes, but only temporarily — with important, beneficial results. However, not all women in need of reproductive health care find themselves able to be accommodated in a standard doctor’s office. Women with disabilities...
SAMESH Newsletter (5) September 2015
South Australian Targeted HIV and STI Prevention Program Newsletter (5) September 2015 It’s been an exciting month for SAMESH with us finding a new home, rolling out new STI and HIV campaigns and recruiting SAMESH volunteers. QUICK NEWS The lease has been signed and the SAMESH team have a new home! SAMESH will be found in the city at 57 Hyde Street, Adelaide. We’ve set a move date for 2...
HIV survivors now expect long lives and even help train aged care workers
By Simon Royal and Gary Rivett, ABC
Posted Monday 1 December 2014
As World AIDS Day is marked globally, three South Australians have reflected on living with HIV and the joys and challenges of lifespans they once never dreamed of.
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Real-life social networking prompts people to get tested for HIV
Last updated: 10 October 2014 at 7am PST
Old-school face-to-face social networking is a more effective way to identify people with HIV than the traditional referral method, suggests research being presented at IDWeek 2014.
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Teaching young men to break the cycle of sexual violence
The Guardian, Tuesday 10 June 2014 03.17 AEST
Following the Kosovo conflict, ‘hyper-masculine’ personas and sexual violence were common. Now, a project is seeing striking results by promoting a different kind of male role model.
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