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.
World AIDS Day
Held on 1 December each year since 1988, World AIDS Day provides an opportunity to reflect, remember and refocus our efforts to combat the HIV pandemic. For information about World AIDS Day events in Australia, visit worldaidsday.org.au.
World AIDS Day
From the December 2007 issue of Positive Living
Prevention is everybody’s business
From the December 2007 issue of Positive Living
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.
AIDS Awareness Week: Do we still need it?
From the December 2007 issue of Positive Living
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.
Many faces, different stories
From the December 2006 issue of Positive Living
The 19th World AIDS Day was marked across Australia on December 1, with speeches, concerts, and warnings about increasing numbers of new infections. World AIDS Day: keeping the promise
30 November 2005 - 9:23am
Australia’s remarkable success in combating HIV/AIDS is in danger of being squandered if governments forget the lessons of the past, the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has warned. AIDS 'not a moral issue': Abbott
From the December 2003 issue of Positive Living
AIDS Awareness Week “should not be an occasion for moralising” about personal choices, according to the new federal health minister, Tony Abbott.