Author Archives: Peter at pozhet

HIV, Heterosexuals and NSW

Rates of HIV diagnosis in heterosexual men and women not yet declining in NSW In NSW, as in the rest of Australia, the population most affected by HIV are gay and bisexual men. Rates of HIV amongst people who inject drugs and sex workers remain […]

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World Aids Day Is Here

World AIDS Day on 1 December In the week leading up to World AIDS Day on 1 December, health professionals including GPs across NSW are encouraging people ‘at risk’ of HIV to be tested. It is important for your patients to know that it has […]

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NSW Dried Blood Spot (DBS) HIV Test

This HIV home testing kit, the Dried Blood Spot (DBS) HIV Test, makes testing easy, reliable and convenient by allowing individuals to order a free self-sampling kit online. People are able to take their own sample in the privacy of their homes and send it […]

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Client Interview

Interviewer: How long have you been positive? Client: 12 years, coming up to 13 years now. I think ’04, yeah beginning of ’04. Interviewer: Tell me about your diagnosis experience, was it hard to get tested? Were there barriers to getting tested? Client: I only […]

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Pozhet Drop-In November 2017

The next Pozhet Drop-In will be held on Wednesday 1st November from 2-4pm, at Redfern Health Centre, 103 Redfern Street, Redfern For more information or to RSVP, call our Freecall number 1800 812 404 or email Pozhet on pozhet@pozhet.org.au, or just drop in. Free tea and coffee, […]

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