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Election survey
AFAO has received responses to our 2016 Federal Election Survey from the major parties which make us confident that there is continuing bipartisan support for ending HIV transmission.
'We are buoyed by each party's willingness to commit to actual policy outcomes, and their preparedness to develop meaningful and constructive policies,’ says AFAO CEO Darryl O’Donnell.
Read the AFAO Media Release and compare party responses
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Changes at AFAO
On Thursday 30 June we’ll sadly be saying goodbye to nine AFAO colleagues. Due to funding changes, AFAO has had to restructure and as a result we will be a much smaller organisation in 2016/17. You can leave messages on our Facebook page
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New campaign: Together for Better
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Togetherforbetter.org.au is an online resource for gay men about serodiscordant relationships.
It provides information about HIV and relationships and uses attractive imagery to challenge stigmatising assumptions some gay men may have about these relationships.
Read more …
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Report back: UN High Level Meeting on AIDS
On 8 June, United Nations members formally adopted the 2016 Declaration to End AIDS at a High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS (HLM) in New York.
The Declaration, which outlines key issues and sets targets, including an ambitious goal to get 30 million people on treatment by 2020, will guide the global response to HIV for the next five years.
Read more …
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SHIFT program approved for grant-making phase
AFAO is pleased to announce a new regional HIV program, which will bolster the community response to HIV in a range of countries across Asia.
The Sustainable HIV Financing in Transition (SHIFT) regional program, a collaboration of AFAO, APCASO and APCOM, will start in early 2017.
Read more …
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More Drama Downunder
Our popular campaign encouraging gay men and other men who have sex with men to become savvier about STIs has just been revamped, with a new website and four promotional posters.
Read more …
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HIV & Mobility forum
On 30 May, over 60 people from 38 organisations, including services, networks and research bodies from the HIV and multicultural health sectors, met in Sydney to discuss the health promotion needs of people from mobile populations at a national forum hosted by AFAO.
Discussions at the forum canvassed a range of issues, and resulted in a number of recommendations for best practice health promotion and advocacy.
Read more …
View photos from the Forum
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PrEP can help us end HIV
ON 6 May, Truvada was approved for use as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Our CEO Darryl O’Donnell welcomed the news, which was announced the same day that HIV prevention experts from around the country met at the National Forum on HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis.
Read Darryl’s speech …
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Submissions and briefings
Our submission outlines how a PBS listing of Truvada for PrEP would help end HIV transmission in Australia.
Our submission regarding the proposed introduction of named notifications of new HIV diagnoses.
AFAO provided advice to members and partners wishing to prepare comments to PBAC in support of Gilead’s application for PBS listing of Truvada for PrEP.
Our briefing outlines key measures announced in the Federal Government’s 2016-2017 Budget relevant to communities affected by HIV.
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HIV Australia
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The next edition of HIV Australia will explore the value of community-based research and evaluation, and examine how the Australian HIV partnership can capitalise on the wealth of knowledge generated from over 30 years of effective community-led responses to HIV. Watch this space!
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Coming soon
Keep an eye on our social media over the next few weeks as we release our last health promotion campaigns:
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Outspoken – for young gay men
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Grunt – for trans men who have sex with men
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Translations of key info on several of our health promotion websites:
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