NAPWA

John Trigg attended the ICAAPInternational Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific. IX Conference as NAPWA Delegate. Here he reports on his experience of the Conference. read more »

The Rudd Government will encourage Australia’s Asia-Pacific neighbours to introduce laws that protect people with HIV and homosexually active men from discrimination. read more »

NAPWA’s continuing partnership with Igat HopeOrganisation representing people living with HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea. ('Igat Hope' means 'There is hope' in Tok Pisin, the national language of PNGPapua New Guinea). in PNGPapua New Guinea took another leap forward with several training days addressing HIV peer education in Port Moresby on 20-21 May. read more »

Conference report from the first ever national conference for people living with HIV (PLHIVPerson (or people) Living with HIV. This term is now preferred over the older PLWHAPerson (or People) Living with HIV/AIDS..) in Papua New Guinea (PNGPapua New Guinea), which was held in Port Moresby in November 2008. read more »

The first national conference for people living with HIV in Papua New Guinea (PNGPapua New Guinea) happened late last year. read more »

Fears that increased movement of people from PNGPapua New Guinea into the Torres Strait Protection Zone will lead to increased HIV transmission and STIs[Sexually Transmissible (or Transmitted) Infection] Infections spread by the transfer of organisms from person to person during sexual contact. Also called venereal disease (VD) (an older public health term) or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). is the subject of ongoing discussion between high level officials from PNG and Australia. read more »

The 4th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention has opened in Sydney with calls for increased funding for HIV research, and a powerful rejection of the Australian Prime Minister's plans to tighten restrictions on immigration by people living with HIV/AIDS. read more »

Maura Elaripe, an HIV-positive treatments activist and one of the founding members of Papua New Guinea’s newly-formed national organisation for people living with HIV/AIDS, Igat HopeOrganisation representing people living with HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea. ('Igat Hope' means 'There is hope' in Tok Pisin, the national language of PNGPapua New Guinea)., was invited to speak at the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, but due to transport problems was unable to attend. This is the speech she had prepared. read more »

HIV-related news in brief from the April 2006 edition of Positive Living. read more »

Australia’s remarkable success in combating HIV/AIDS is in danger of being squandered if governments forget the lessons of the past, the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has warned. read more »