Pozhet Newsletter Summer 2024
Topics included in this newsletter: World AIDS Day 2024 Doxy-PEP, PrEP and mPox Vaping and nicotine dependence HIV and healthy eating HIV trends Stigma remaining the biggest barrier
Author Archives: Peter at pozhet
World Aids Day 2024
While new HIV diagnoses are declining, the fight isn’t over. Raising awareness begins with each of us—by increasing knowledge about testing, treatment, and prevention options within our communities, among friends, and family. Key prevention strategies include condom use knowing your status, using sterile injecting equipment, […]
HIV diagnoses in Australia are continuing to drop
Great news this week! HIV diagnoses in Australia are continuing to drop, with some areas seeing a 90 per cent reduction. Professor Andrew Grulich, the head of the Kirby Institute’s HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program, said he believed it was not impossible to achieve virtual […]
MyTest: Free and Private HIV Self-Test Kits
Pozhet is excited to share details about MyTest, an initiative from NSW Health that provides free HIV self-test kits through vending machines in Sydney. MyTest is designed to make HIV testing easy, private, and accessible for everyone. Whether you’re looking for a convenient way to […]
HIV Testing week 2024
NSW HIV Testing Week occurs in the first week of June, presenting the ideal opportunity to advocate for the uptake of regular HIV testing. Pozhet has developed a series of educational videos aimed at dispelling common misconceptions surrounding HIV, challenging discriminatory attitudes towards HIV within […]