Recently diagnosed with HIV? Click here

Top Story

Are you clean?

Positive Living article • David Menadue • 26 February 2010
Cover image - PL Mar 2010

It has become a favourite on online dating sites as the ‘polite’ way to ask about HIV status. Just for the record, it is not polite. It is both stigmatising and discriminatory.

Twenty five years on, do we still suffer stigma and discrimination? David Menadue finds that, in some areas particularly, we still do. read more »

Tags: living with HIV, disclosure, discrimination, relationships, stigma

Living with HIV

Top Story

Submission to Inquiry into the Migration Treatment of Disability

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services, have asked the Joint Standing Committee on Migration to undertake an inquiry relating to the health requirement in the Migration Act.

NAPWA has made a Submission to this enquiry. read more »

More Stories

Treating HIV

Top Story

Clinical Trial Action Group Public Submissions

NAPWA recently contributed to the ClinicalPertaining to or founded on observation and treatment of participants, as distinguished from theoretical or basic science. TrialA clinical trial is a research study to answer specific questions about vaccines or new therapies or new ways of using known treatments. Clinical trials are used to determine whether new drugs or treatments are both safe and effective. Carefully conducted clinical trials are the fastest and safest way to find treatments that work in people. Trials are in four phases: Phase I tests a new drug or treatment in a small group; Phase II expands the study to a larger group of people; Phase III expands the study to an even larger group of people; and Phase IV takes place after the drug or treatment has been licensed and marketed. Action Group. NAPWA has been closely engaged in clinical trials involving PLHIVPerson (or people) Living with HIV. This term is now preferred over the older PLWHA. throughout its history. read more »

More Stories

Defeating HIV

Top Story

International figures both good and bad

Increasing access to antiretroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. therapy is finally starting to have a positive impact on the global epidemic. read more »

More Stories

NAPWA news

Top Story

People Living With HIV/AIDS - South Australia seek Executive Officer

PLWHAPerson (or People) Living with HIV/AIDS. -SA are advertising for an Executive Officer.

They are seeking an innovative leader who intuitively engages with community and high-level stakeholders to effect social justice and change.

Applications close 10am Monday March 29th 2010.

For further information or to download the Position Description go to www.hivsa.org.au read more »

More Stories

Text size: font smallerfont normalfont larger

About NAPWA

NAPWA is the national peak organisation representing people living with HIV/AIDS in Australia. Through leadership in advocacy, policy, education and prevention, NAPWA strives to minimise the adverse personal and social effects of HIV/AIDS. By championing the participation of HIV-positive people at all levels of the national HIV/AIDS response we aim to build a positive future for people living with HIV/AIDS. Read more.

Stay in touch

NAPWA's email newsletters provide regular info about issues affecting people with HIV and the response to HIV in Australia. Click here to subscribe.

Subscribe to Positive Living

Our free quarterly newsmagazine, Positive Living provides authoritative, independent information about living with HIV and HIV treatments. Click here to subscribe.

RSS feeds

Our website has RSS feeds covering all topic areas — just go to the topic area you're interested in and click the RSS feed icon.

Twitter users can stay up-to-date with NAPWA's work and be alerted to new content on the website by following @napwa.

HIV Clinical Trials update

Recently updated entries from the NAPWA Clinical Trials database.

more