“I am a PhD candidate and HIV-negative ally conducting sex-positive research with women living with HIV in Canada. I believe now, more than ever, we have an opportunity to make a positive difference in sexual health and rights for women living with HIV. Often, though, […]
Pozhet Events Coming Up Pozhet holds regular events and services for people with HIV and their partners. To see what’s happening have a look at our website https://pozhet.org.au The Pozhet website has information about events like the Pozhet Weekend Retreat coming up on September 7-9. […]
Rates of heterosexuals diagnosed with HIV are increasing The total number of heterosexual people diagnosed with HIV in 2017 is still much lower than the number of gay and bisexual men. In fact there has been a significant decline in new diagnoses for gay and […]
PrEP was listed on the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) from April 1 2018. It is classed as an S85 drug and can be prescribed GPs. According to the ASHM guidelines on PrEP, the risk criteria for heterosexual people include: Having a partner who is HIV+ […]
The question on our lips There will be a flurry of activity to promote HIV Testing Week (1-7 June 2018), and it’s put a question on our lips: When it comes to heterosexuals, who should we be testing? Last year’s HIV diagnosis data painted a […]
