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BRIEFING ALERT: Australia's latest HIV diagnosis rates
****NEWS BRIEFING: Tuesday 18 July 2023 at 11:00 AEST ONLINE***
New diagnoses of HIV in Australia have stabilised with 555 cases in 2022, according to data released by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney, just ahead of the 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science being held in Brisbane (23 to 26 July).
New cases of HIV in Australia have halved over the last decade, thanks largely to the efforts of the gay and bisexual community, but rates among the heterosexual population are not falling in the same way. Heterosexual diagnoses accounted for 30% of all diagnoses in 2022. Many new diagnoses were also classified as late, which means that the person diagnosed may have been living with HIV for four or more years, suggesting the data may be a timely reminder to have regular sexual health checkups.
Join this briefing to get the latest HIV stats, hear about what Australia needs to do to keep moving towards eliminating HIV, and get a preview of the upcoming International AIDS Society Conference.
Speakers:
- Dr Skye McGregor - Lead of the Surveillance Innovation Group at The Kirby Institute
- Scientia Professor Andrew Grulich - Head of the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program at The Kirby Institute
- Robert Monaghan - Manager of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program at The Kirby Institute
- Professor Charles Gilks - Queensland Professorial Chair in Blood Borne Viruses and STIs at the University of Queensland and Local Chair of the International AIDS Society (IAS) Science Conference
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