Western Australia’s long awaited PrEP trial has been welcomed by HIV advocates, but many have questioned why it took so long for it to be put into place. Western Australians will gain access to PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) through a trial being coordinated by the WA AIDS Council and M Clinic. Health Minister John Day has […]
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment has made a major difference to the number of people contracting HIV in developed countries. Currently people can take a daily pill, usually the brand medication Truvada, and protect themselves from acquiring the virus. The medication has been shown to have a 99% effectiveness rate in stopping the virus from being […]
Truvada, the drug that makes a huge difference in preventing the spread of HIV, will not be added to Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The game changing medication failed to gain a recommendation that it should be added the tax payer funded scheme. HIV advocacy groups have described the decision as extremely disappointing. Commonly known […]
Christmas is almost upon us, it’s a time when hope and imagination is given permission to occupy a superior space of a wondering and playful mind, what would be on your Gay HIV Prevention Xmas Wish list? Easy, free and early access to HIV testing The WA AIDS Council through the MClinic has been able […]
French scientists recently published the tantalising prospect of having ‘functionally cured’ people with HIV. Eight of the 14 people observed have consistently maintained undetectable viral load for more than 4 years without needing to take any more HIV medication. The study called VISCONTI (Viro-Immunological Sustained CONtrol after Treatment Interruption) estimate that one in seven people […]
People newly diagnosed with HIV often abstain from having a sex life. So strong is the desire to not ever pass on HIV to others that sexual intimate relationships are sometimes forfeit for years after their diagnosis. It is no coincidence or surprise then that for some people with HIV the lack of sex and […]
The National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) at its Annual General meeting in November endorsed a name change. From now on it will be known as National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA). To glance initially at the new name, the dropping of ‘AIDS’ and ‘living’ might appear cosmetic and insubstantial. However, […]
During the early years of the AIDS crisis, six gay activists from New York City coined the slogan “Silence = Death”. The year was 1987, and the purpose was to highlight the comparison between the persecution of gay men in the Nazi period and the AIDS crisis. The project manifesto stated that ‘silence about the […]
