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...
The Age, October 7 2016 Victorian health department figures reveal an increase in notified cases of HIV – from 143 in the first six months of last year, to 170 in the first six months of this year – as well as a 112 per cent rise in the number of AIDS-related deaths, from 8 to 17, over the same period. Chief health officer Professor Charles Guest said the increase was partly driven by more people...
SA Health, July 2016 Point of care (POC) testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is quick and convenient, providing results in 20 minutes rather than the next day. Some people refer to point of care testing as ‘rapid testing’. HIV POC testing is now available in South Australia through a 12 month, Commonwealth funded demonstration project. To find out details of where & when rapid...
ABC News, Posted Mon 16th Mar 8:03pm
Sexual health experts are hoping a two-pronged approach to HIV will help turn the tide on Queensland’s rising rate of infections.
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Victoria has seen the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in a single year since the height of the epidemic in the early 1990s, with experts attributing the jump to increased testing.
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Reuters, Fri Jun 13, 2014 4:55pm EDT
Brazilian health officials handed out condoms to World Cup fans in Sao Paulo on Friday and took advantage of festivities in the city to test people for HIV.
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