Pozhet Retreat going well!
We are at the Pozhet Weekend Workshop & Retreat in a beautiful location South […]
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National Day for Women living with HIV
On Wednesday 9th March, at the ACON Café in Surry Hills positive women were recognised for their struggle for visibility within the HIV community in Australia. As the key speaker, Jane Costello, emphasised the specific concerns of women living with HIV. The Women’s Morning Tea afforded the opportunity for positive women to voice concerns particular to women with HIV, without being overshadowed by other groups within the HIV community. (more…)
Your Opinion Matters to Pozhet
Are you heterosexual and living with HIV in NSW? Please fill in our online survey, […]
Get Healthy Service
The Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service (Get Healthy Service) is a free telephone service staffed by qualified health coaches aimed at supporting adults make lifestyle changes regarding:
- Healthy eating
- Physical activity
- How to reach and maintain a healthy weight
[+ Connect] February
PositiveLife NSW have invited Pozhet clients to the upcoming social inclusion event, [+ Connect], […]
Women under-represented in HIV clinical trials
A recent systematic review of clinical trials of HIV antiretroviral medications showed women were less than a quarter of participants. The authors noted that this could limit the generalisability of findings as women can absorb drugs differently and respond differently to medication (side effects). (more…)
Another opportunity to complete the Pozhet survey
Are you a heterosexual man or women and HIV positive? Are you the partner […]
Hepatitis C treatments to be subsidised
The Health Minister, Sussan Ley announced at the end of 2015 that ground breaking therapies for Hepatitis C will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on March 1st. This means that people with hepatitis C in Australia will have affordable access to treatments which don’t have the debilitating side affects of existing interferon-based treatments. (more…)