A new study in the USA has found that gay men who use self-administered rapid HIV tests follow up positive results with confirmatory testing. When self administered testing was introduced one of the main concerns was people would not take the next step in the treatment process. Encouraging people who are at risk of acquiring […]
Tags: AIDS, Andrew Burry, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, Justin Manuel, M Clinic, rapid testing, self-administered testing, Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI, syphilis, WA AIDS Council
20 Jul 2017 /
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In October last year the Melbourne Declaration was launched. A clear strategy on what Australia needs to do to tackle growing rates of HIV. Introducing rapid testing is a key requirement of the strategy, but its rollout is still likely to take considerable time. Meanwhile in the United Kingdom a different approach has been taken […]
Tags: AFAO, AIDS, All Things Queer, Andrew Burry, Deborah Jack, Home Testing, Linda Forbes, National IADS Trust, Perter Dutton, rapid testing, RTRFM, Tanya Plibersek, The Melbourne Declaration, WA AIDS Council, WAAC, Willie Rowe
14 Sep 2013 |
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