NAPWA

Ten Days with Minor is a novel written by Nsedu Onyile, a Nigerian who migrated to the US, and is reviewed here by Graham Stocks. read more »

Recent reporting of HIV transmission cases in Australian media has shown the ignorance of many commentators of the comprehensive detail of systems and procedures for management of people who put other sat risk, which in the majority of cases are effective at reducing risks to the community.  read more »

NAPWA welcomes the publication of Reporting HIV in Australia: Information for Journalists, which was launched in Canberra by Senator Louise Pratt on 18 June 2009. read more »

NAPWA’s decision to move away from using the term ‘HIV/AIDS’ to ‘HIV’ (and from ‘PLWHA’ to ‘PLHIV’) has generated some debate. NAPWA president Robert Mitchell explains the reasons behind the change. read more »

It’s time we looked at the language we use around HIV. Some of it has served its time, media stories are still sensationalised, and people with HIV are still stigmatised by terms such as 'AIDS carriers'. Sometimes writers are confused about correct terminology. In recognition of these problems, NAPWA has produced a guide for those of us writing about HIV in the Australian setting. read more »

Suzanne Lau Gooey writes about a Melbourne exhibition of powerful photographs of positive women. read more »

A landmark musical collaboration highlighting the impact of HIV/AIDS on Australia’s indigenous communities will be launched this week. read more »

We are proud to present the CD Two Songs for Healing, our first fundraising project of awareness, dedicated to all those who have lived, loved and lost loved ones to HIV/AIDS. read more »

Edwin Cameron's Witness to AIDS, reviewed by Hon. Justice Michael Kirby. read more »

A response to the book World Without AIDS (Phillip Day and Steven Ransom, Credence Publications, 2000). read more »