NAPWA is the national peak organisation representing people living with HIV/AIDS in Australia. Through leadership in advocacy, policy, education and prevention, NAPWA strives to minimise the adverse personal and social effects of HIV/AIDS. By championing the participation of HIV-positive people at all levels of the national HIV/AIDS response we aim to build a positive future for people living with HIV/AIDS. Read more.

ACT Health ‘clumsy, alarmist’ in sex worker case

The ACT government’s handling of a case involving an alleged HIV-positive sex worker has been clumsy, alarmist and has failed to follow basic public health guidelines, the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has said.

NAPWA Positive Women endorse new Terms of reference (TOR)

3 stonesNAPWA positve women have recently endorsed new Terms of reference for the advisory group.

World AIDS Day

A broad variety of events to mark World AIDS Day will occur around Australia this year to raise awareness throughout Australia about HIV/AIDS issues, including providing an opportunity for the broader community to show support for positive people, and increase knowledge of prevention initiatives, as well as support services available in the community.

Prevention is everybody’s business

This year’s World AIDS Day theme presents an opportunity for people living with HIV to talk about our role in response to the HIV epidemic in this country, writes NAPWA President Robert Mitchell.

Partnership to tackle HIV, STIs in PNG

Caritas Australia is in charge of rolling out a new partnership in Papua New Guinea, aimed at preventing sexually transmissible infections, particularly HIV.

AIDS Awareness Week: Do we still need it?

World AIDS Day may remind us of the illness and death associated with living with HIV, but it serves an important purpose in raising awareness, writes David Menadue.

Beware the Grim (or, how I manage my depression)

Many HIV-positive people struggle with depression. Graham Douglas-Meyer shares his strategies for dealing with this most common form of mental illness.

IAS 2007: Promising signs

A major HIV/AIDS medical conference in Sydney has generated lots of news on the treatments front, reports Paul Kidd.

Howard gets it wrong on HIV immigration

Comments by the Prime Minister calling for a ban on HIV-positive immigrants entering Australia have drawn an angry response from community activists and experts working in the HIV sector.

Australia risks being 'stuck in the past' on HIV treatment

Australia's reputation as a world leader in HIV/AIDS treatment is at risk due to the failure of the Australian government to fund a key diagnostic test, the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has warned.