Pharmac subsidises PEP treatment
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Pharmac is subsidising an expensive drug treatment programme which may stop the development of HIV infection in those exposed to the virus.
Candlelight Memorial: Coming together to remember
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Posted in:
HIV
11th May 2010
Karen Ritchie explains why, this Sunday evening, she will be at a Candlelight Memorial service in memory of so many who have died as a result of HIV infection.
Reply: Body Positive has a significant role to play
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Posted in:
HIV
5th May 2010
Body Positive Auckland responds to a blogged suggestion that it appears to overstate its role and importance to HIV positive people
Turning the Tide: how to head off AIDS in the Pacific
Posted in:
HIV
2nd May 2010
Without respect for people’s rights, tolerance of diversity and difference and visible, strong leadersip HIV will inevitably inundate South Pacific nations.
First public shots fired in the HIV services turf war
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Posted in:
HIV
26th April 2010
Provision of HIV support services and testing have emerged as a new battleground in the long-running HIV epidemic.
Cautious approach to HIV post-exposure treatment
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HIV agencies advise caution over an expensive drug treatment programme which may stop the development of HIV infection and could become funded in NZ as early as July 1st.
NZAF must "hand back" control of HIV publication
Opposition is emerging to the NZ AIDS Foundation's continuing control of the national HIV positive people's publication Collective Thinking, with one HIV advocacy group accusing the NZAF of using the magazine to present doctored information.
Drop in new HIV diagnoses in 2009
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There were 151 new HIV diagnoses in 2009, 73 were men infected through sex with men. The figures are a drop from 2008 but researchers say it's too soon to say whether it's a downward trend
HIV infection no longer a bar to USA entry
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HIV positive New Zealanders no longer need risk their ability to visit or pass through the USA by having to declare their HIV status on their American arrival forms.
HIV prevention and support services to be reviewed
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The provision of NZ's HIV support services and prevention programmes will soon come under the microscope with the commissioning of a report by the Ministry of Health to guide future spending.
Sharing ownership of the NZAF's progress
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Posted in:
HIV
31st January 2010
The NZAF is consulting on its soon to be implemented Strategic Plan 2010-2015, seeking to share the ownership and responsibility for progress.
HIV pill advances too slow says Body Positive
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The approval of a once a day dose for an important HIV medication is a step forward but has been too long coming in NZ, according to an HIV positive people's support organisation.
Australia's gay blood donor dilemma
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Posted in:
HIV
16th January 2010
In December's DNA magazine, we hear about Australia's quandaries over the gay blood transfusion ban and divided LGBT opinions on the issue.
With crix belly life's not a beach
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Posted in:
HIV
3rd January 2010
Like most New Zealanders John Stone loves the sea. This year he finds himself avoiding the beach for the first time in his life.
Glenn Mills' death: One week on
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GayNZ.com blogger Michael Stevens, who was one of the first people to take action against Glenn Mills, reflects his decision to alert the authorities.
