- AIDS 2008 - Researchers Examine Use of Antiretrovirals as HIV Prevention Method
- AIDS 2008 - Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS Not Reaching Enough Children, Health Workers at Conference Say
- Plenary Session, Day 4
- AIDS 2008 - Male Mexican Migrant Workers Have Increased Risk for HIV After Arrival in U.S. Because of Changes in Sex Habits, Study Finds
- AIDS 2008 - People Living With HIV/AIDS in Canada Have Difficulty Obtaining Organ Transplants, Advocates Say at AIDS Conference
- AIDS Vaccines - 2010 and Beyond: Charting a Course for the Future of AIDS Vaccine Research
- Globalization, Development and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
- Moving from Promises to Actions: Building Global and National Commitment for Evidence-Based Approaches to Addressing Stigma and Discrimination
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.
What’s new?
- Mediterranean diet lowers diabetes risk (21 Jul)
- First trial of microbicide in pregnant women (21 Jul)
- Future flu vaccines may also treat HIV (21 Jul)
- Etravirine promising for those with NNRTI resistance (21 Jul)
- Should positive people get booster hepatitis shots? (21 Jul)
- Darunavir and the risk of hepatitis (21 Jul)
- Stuck in a rut, but don’t want to move? (21 Jul)
International AIDS Conference 2008
Coming events
Positive Living July 2008 - HIV Balance special issue
In this special edition of Positive Living, we take a look at the ways people living with HIV are making lifestyle changes to enhance their health and improve the quality of their lives.
EPC Dental Access Scheme temporarily opens again
From the July 2008 issue of Positive Living
People with HIV (and other chronic and complex conditions) once again have access to Medicare funded dental care through private dentists, after the removal of the Enhanced Primary Care Dental program was blocked in the Senate in June.
HIV Balance
From the July 2008 issue of Positive Living
In this special edition of Positive Living, six people with HIV have shared their stories with us about how they have incorporated healthier lifestyles into their routines, and how they have coped with setbacks.
Minimising the risk of cardiovascular disease (updated)
26 June 2008 - 12:57pm
This ATPA fact sheet explains the current knowledge about cardiovascular (heart) disease risk in people living with HIV/AIDS, and some strategies for minimising risk.
A more socially inclusive approach to government?
From the March 2008 issue of Positive Living
The National Strategy on HIV provides the framework for how Australia will respond to the epidemic into the future, writes NAPWA President Robert Mitchell.
Media frenzy over positive sex worker
From the March 2008 issue of Positive Living
January and February this year were marked by a furore of sensationalist media about Hector Scott, a resident of the ACT who first appeared in the ACT Magistrates court charged with providing a commercial sexual service while knowing he was infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and failing to register as a sex worker.
HIV drug linked to serious side effects
Media release • 21 May 2008 - 6:53pm
People with HIV who are taking the antiretroviral drug darunavir (brand name Prezista, formerly known as TMC-114, distributed by Janssen-Cilag) are being alerted that the drug has been linked to serious liver side effects.
People with HIV need informed, independent advice to make treatment decisions
19 May 2008 - 12:00am
Continuing improvements in HIV treatment are helping many people with HIV lead healthy lives, but some HIV-positive people may not be well-enough informed about the latest treatment options, the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has said in a statement to mark the launch of an innovative new HIV treatments information project.
Good news, bad news: report from CROI
From the March 2008 issue of Positive Living
John Daye, NAPWA's Health, Treatments & Research Portfolio Co-Convenor reports from the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) held in Boston, USA from 3-6 February 2008
ACT Health ‘clumsy, alarmist’ in sex worker case
2 February 2008 - 2:00pm
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.