NAPWA Annual Report 2005-06

From the President's report by Gabe McCarthy:

The NAPWA mission statement describes our role as “championing the participation of HIV-positive people at all levels of the national HIV/AIDS response” to “build a positive future for people living with HIV/AIDS.” The year 2005–06 was a year in which we met this goal admirably, and did so while responding to changes, new challenges and old adversaries.

We commenced June 2005 with a range of activities still ongoing in the development of the HIV National Strategy Implementation Plan, as well as finalising of some research proposals covering HIV Living issues and a discussion paper focused on current and changing issues of complexity in HIV clinical [1]Pertaining to or founded on observation and treatment of participants, as distinguished from theoretical or basic science. care and clinical research in Australia. The resulting reviews and presentations, starting with the launch of the discussion paper at the ASHM [2]Australasian Society for HIV Medicine. The peak Australasian organisation representing the medical and health sector in HIV/AIDS and related areas. Conference in August 2005, continued throughout the year and are still ongoing. The discussion paper has been disseminated in various ways through the national partnership, including the Department of Health and Ageing, and NAPWA has plans to facilitate related forums with other partners to progress these initiatives in the coming year.

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