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Resilience

As a HIV positive person, I’m all too aware of the rejection that often comes with disclosure. Thanks to the stigma and discrimination which is still to entrenched and festering throughout our society, fear of rejection seems prevalent whenever we disclose; …

Red and White Together: Violence against Women and HIV

It seems an uncanny coincidence that the International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women and World AIDS Day are only a few days apart. When looking at the inextricable link between violence against women and HIV/AIDS, this ‘uncanny coincidence’ begins to …

Get Ready for HIV Meds at Your Local Chemist

Earlier this year the Federal Minister for Health, The Hon. Peter Dutton, announced from 1 July 2015, people living with HIV (PLHIV) will be able to obtain their HIV antiretroviral treatments from community pharmacies. This significant and welcome change will see …

THE FEAR EPIDEMIC: HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, HIGHLY DESTRUCTIVE

Every day our inboxes, screens and radio waves are flooded with messages and information. For the most part, this information is helpful but sometimes it can be highly destructive. Through the delivery process, information is packaged, formulated and shipped out by …

ART Use or Non Use – Share Your Views on HIV Treatment

We know that living with HIV can bring about some challenges and some decisions to be made along the way. One of those decisions is about HIV antiretroviral treatment. Whilst HIV treatment has unequivocally been shown to be the only way …

THAT’S PRIVATE! Privacy and confidentiality protections

How is my personal information protected from onward disclosure or abuse?  This question rings true for PLHIV, especially about the protection of HIV status. A common misconception is that there are many robust legal mechanisms that can address wrongful, careless or …