Partner notification: Difficult but critical to end HIV
When you need to tell a partner they might have been exposed to a sexually transmissible infection (STI).
When you need to tell a partner they might have been exposed to a sexually transmissible infection (STI).
Craig Cooper and David Cooper (no relation) were colleagues in the HIV sector in NSW.
World AIDS Day is a difficult day for many of us. It’s a day tinged with sadness, regret, loss and mixed emotions.
2015 might be drawing to a close, but it’s been a humdinger of a year for people living with HIV in NSW.
Immediate treatment of HIV holds the best and strongest chance for our long term health.
So, what’s the difference between immediate and early treatment?
PrEP is a HIV prevention method in which people who do not have HIV infection take a pill daily to reduce their risk of contracting HIV.
People with HIV have had some wins in the last twelve months and when we have wins I think we need to celebrate them.
If you are diagnosed with HIV, starting HIV treatment immediately is the best option for long-term health.
In those days, learning that you had contracted the ‘AIDS virus’ meant getting a death sentence.