Hi from the new Pozhet Coordinator
I thought I’d drop a quick “Hi” from crew at Pozhet and introduce myself as the new Coordinator of the service.
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Have a say about the new Pozhet website
This website is new and we will be formally launching it in the near future. If you have any feedback or would like to ask questions or share your stories or thoughts please leave a comment. You can send your story to pozhet@pozhet.org.au.
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African Connections
Pozhet and the Lemongrove Unit organised another African Connections Day in early September. It was a great success with men and women joining together to support each other. We were lucky that the doctor who came to the first African Connections day came along again. This time we didn’t divide into men and women’s groups but all stayed together in one big mixed group. People asked all sorts of questions and Doctor Rick shared lots of information with us. It was a very supportive group and people stayed after lunch chatting in small groups. (more…)
Inconsistent guidelines around treatment initiation
A group of international writers in AIDSJournal, including David Cooper from UNSW conclude that we do not […]
Myuna Retreat 27-29 September
Applications for the popular Pozhet Myuna Bay Retreat close on the 15th August. Myuna […]
Women with HIV feel scrutinised when pregnant
A report on Aidsmap states that women living with HIV feel subjected to questioning and monitoring of their choices during pregnancy, childbirth and when they first become mothers, according to Canadian research presented to a conference in Paris this month (July 2013).
Women feel that they are not only under the gaze of medical professionals and child protection officials, but also friends and family, who sometimes take a particular interest in how a woman may be feeding her infant.
Have you had similar or different experiences? Leave a comment below.. (more…)
Vanessa Wagner comments on Chin Wag…
I’ve been co-hosting Chinwags for over a decade and I believe the recent Pozhet “wag” was a first. And boy did it rock, with a delicious dinner, tasty refreshments and plenty of bonhomie! (more…)