NEWS BRIEFING: HIV diagnoses at 7 year low, but on the rise among heterosexuals

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NEWS BRIEFING The latest stats from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney on HIV in Australia reveal a mixed picture of our country's sexual health. Overall, HIV diagnoses hit a seven year low, but the drop was mainly among gay and bisexual men; among heterosexuals HIV diagnoses have actually increased by 10 per cent over the last five years. And HIV diagnoses rates in the Indigenous population are twice those of the non-Indigenous population. Join us for this online briefing, when experts will discuss the findings and their implications. A full recording of this briefing is available below.

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From: Australian Science Media Centre

Speakers:

Professor Rebecca Guy is Head of the Surveillance Evaluation and Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Associate Professor James Ward is Head of Aboriginal Health Infectious Diseases, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Associate Professor Limin Mao is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney
Scott McGill is Manager International Programs at the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM)

Additional panelists (available to answer questions):

Robert Mitchell is Vice President of the National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA)
Adjunct Associate Professor Darryl O'Donnell is CEO of Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO)

Date: Thu 20 Sep 2018

A full recording of this briefing is available via the link below.

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