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A co-payment waiver was introduced on 3 October 2023 for HIV antiretroviral therapy dispensed in Queensland pharmacies for all people with HIV who are residents of Queensland. This means HIV treatment is free for everyone in Queensland. We have heard from …
On Wednesday 26th July 2023, during the closing ceremony of IAS 2023, the 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, held in Brisbane, Queensland Minister for Health, Mental Health, and Ambulance Services Shannon Fentiman announced the removal of co-payments for …
In Australia, only Medicare Card holders may gain access to subsidised (low cost) HIV medicine through the Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme (PBS). Given this situation, QPP and Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) have produced a factsheet …
On Wednesday 24 April 2002 at 7.30am I got a call from my doctor saying the blood test had come back and that he had to see me. I said to him “It’s positive isn’t it? Otherwise you wouldn’t call me.” …
When it comes to taking Medication. When do you start, or when not to start. This is a decision that needs to be an educated and supported one, and I believe is also an individual one. Ask your HIV Doctor all the questions …
I was living in Auckland, NZ when I was diagnosed with HIV in the mid 90s and the prognosis was still, even then, pretty much terminal. AZT was the only treatment prospect and it’s toxicity seemed at least as problematic as HIV itself. …
A cure for HIV is something that attracts widespread attention from the media, from people living with HIV, scientists and the broader community. At the 2014 International AIDS Conference in Melbourne Francoise Barre Sinoussi, President of the International AIDS Society (IAS) …
Before the 1996 “protease moment” (i.e. the breakthrough arrival of effective triple combination therapies) HIV treatment was marked by ineffective treatment resulting in drug failure and drug resistance. Combination therapy marked a new era, a veritable turning point. Throughout the late …
Queensland Positive People acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the many lands and waters upon which we work and live, paying particular respect to the Turrbal and Jagera peoples of Meanjin upon which our Manilla and Ann Street offices are based.
We recognise that this land is unceded and has always been under First Nations custodianship. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to future community leaders. QPP also acknowledges the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people hold in the communities we work alongside, and also acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who access our service and website.
