Is Truvada (PrEP) the game-changer that will end new HIV transmissions in Australia?
Source: The Conversation— 29 March 2018 On Sunday, April 1, Australia will join only a handful of other countries in the world […]
Syphilis Outbreak Evolving
The syphilis outbreak occurring in remote areas of Australia continues to evolve. Data released by the Multijurisdictional Outbreak Group shows that
Syphilis out of control in the north
Source: National Indigenous Times – 7 February 2018 Wendy Caccetta: reporter@nit.com.au Northern Australia is in the middle of the worst outbreak of syphilis in
Commitment and investment needed to address syphilis epidemic
Source: RACGP Media Release 31 January 2018 ctors are urging the Federal Government to make a long-term investment in sexual
Syphilis ‘should never happen in a developed nation’
Extract from report by: Meredith Griffiths, ABC National Reporting Team Source: ABC News online Associate Professor James Ward from the
New STI and BBV data for 2016 released today: alarming trends for Aboriginal people
The Kirby Institute (UNSW) 2017 surveillance reports for STIs and blood borne viruses, released today, again show alarming concerns for Aboriginal
Sexual health crisis: Syphilis epidemic rages as doctors sound alarm on rising HIV rates
EXCLUSIVE: Since 2011 a syphilis epidemic has swept across northern Australia, spreading across multiple states and hitting Indigenous communities hard.
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Dr G. Yunupingu’s legacy: it’s time to get rid of chronic hepatitis B in Indigenous Australia
News of the tragic death of Dr G. Yunupingu last week in Darwin at only 46 years of age has
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Hepatitis C – PBS listing: ‘Medical miracles welcome, but barriers to elimination remain’
Federal Government funding of a breakthrough antiviral medicine that can cure all forms of hepatitis C must be matched by
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New campaign to prevent syphilis in remote Indigenous communities
A new radio, television and social media campaign has been launched to help prevent the spread of syphilis in remote