involvement of positive people

Address to the Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference

Robert Mitchell — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:55:00 -0700

“HIV prevention must be supported from an evidence base of best health promotion practice and with respect for the rights and dignity of those living with HIV,” NAPWA president Robert Mitchell has told today’s opening ceremony of the 21st Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference.

From PLWHA to PLHIV

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:00:00 -0700

NAPWA’s decision to move away from using the term ‘HIV/AIDS’ to ‘HIV’ (and from ‘PLWHA’ to ‘PLHIV’) has generated some debate. NAPWA president Robert Mitchell explains the reasons behind the change.

20 years of one voice

Adrian Ogier — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:04:43 -0700

NAPWA turned 20 the other day and we threw a party. I’m not usually big on parties but this one was different. It felt like everyone was having the birthday and unlike those just-for-the-sake-of-it once-a-year affairs we all really deserved a celebration . . .

NAPWA Positive Women endorse new Terms of reference (TOR)

Scott Lockhart — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:41:07 -0800

NAPWA positve women have recently endorsed new Terms of reference for the advisory group.

Prevention is everybody’s business

Robert Mitchell — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:09:00 -0800

This year’s World AIDS Day theme presents an opportunity for people living with HIV to talk about our role in response to the HIV epidemic in this country, writes NAPWA President Robert Mitchell.

IAS Conference opens with spotlight on politics

Paul Kidd — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:47:07 -0700

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.

Rising HIV levels: why we should care and what we can do

Paul Kidd — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:08:22 -0700

HIV infections are on the rise nationwide, and the government is planning an advertising blitz aimed at gay men. If HIV is making a comeback, should positive gay men care? And if we do care, what can we do?

Many faces, different stories

Paul Kidd — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:10:44 -0800

The 19th World AIDS Day was marked across Australia on December 1, with speeches, concerts, and warnings about increasing numbers of new infections.

Reflections on the 2006 IAC Conference in Toronto

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:08:21 -0700

While there has been “slow but useful progress on many fronts,” the global response to HIV/AIDS is still too slow and too weak, writes JOHN ROCK.

HIV: Who Cares?

Paul Kidd — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:10:08 -0700

A landmark high-level United Nations meeting has failed to make any firm commitment to increased access to HIV treatment, despite energetic lobbying by AIDS activists to head off a weakened international response to HIV/AIDS.