HIV and Travel Every year, Australians acquire HIV from having sex while travelling overseas. For example, last year (2017) in NSW, there were 119 cases of HIV where the person most likely got the infection overseas. These cases include a broad range of people – men, women, straight, gay, Australian-born and overseas-born. Experienced travelers may be […]
It can be tricky when you’re searching online for information about HIV. You’ll find lots of old articles, opinions and judgments, some nonsense and some good information. But how do you sort fact from fiction? It’s super important that what you are reading – and what you’re […]
In 2015, Pozhet conducted a survey asking heterosexual people living with HIV and their families in NSW on the following: The impact of HIV on your health Emerging issues Feedback on how to improve future service delivery The summary is now available. Many thanks to […]
Pozhet Workshop and Weekend Retreat Pozhet held our spring Retreat a few hours north of Sydney on the 17th – 19th November. Participants came from all over NSW to spend time together in a private rural setting, to make friends and to support each other. […]
Leading paediatrician, Dr Hermione Lyall of London told the British HIV Association (BHIVA) conference last week that although risk of HIV transmission when breast feeding was very low when viral load was supressed, there was not yet enough evidence to recommend “undetectable = untransmittable” (U=U). Dr Lyall recommended taking a harm reduction approach for women who wanted to breastfeed. (more…)
