Burnett Foundation Aotearoa - Latest News [Page 1]
$18m Budgeted For HIV Action Plan Safe From Health System Funding Cuts
Friday, 6 December 2024, 9:29 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Chief Executive Joe Rich says he is thrilled to see the Government backing a community-led response and acknowledging it as a key to the success of the HIV Action Plan. More >>
New Local HIV Numbers Show That Continued Investment Is Needed To Reach The Elimination Goal
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 10:43 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
The 2023 HIV and AIDS notification data from the University of Otago AIDS Epidemiology group, showed that 65 gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) were first diagnosed in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Big Push To Get 40% Of Gay And Bisexual Men To Test For HIV In Their Homes (or Anywhere)
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 10:52 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
In 2006, 64.3% of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) had not tested for HIV recently, that number dropped to 55.7% in 2014, and again to 40% in 2022. We know that almost all transmissions occur from people who don’t know they ... More >>
Call For Government To Become HIV History Makers At Big Gay Out 2024
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 9:59 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
The biggest and gayest Rainbow festival in Aotearoa is set to be one of the highlight events of the Auckland Pride calendar. Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Chief Executive Joe Rich says that this year’s festival will be as important as ever for the rainbow ... More >>
Include HIV And Syphilis Testing In Your Regular Testing Regime This Men’s Health Week
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 11:27 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
With a recent rise in syphilis cases around the country, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (formerly New Zealand AIDS Foundation) are urging men who have sex with men (MSM) to test for syphilis and HIV as part of their regular systems of testing. Burnett ... More >>
A Call For Allies To ‘Sweat With Pride’ During International Pride Month
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:54 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
This June, hundreds of passionate Kiwis will once again be moving for at least 21 minutes a day to support Rainbow people across Aotearoa. Sweat with Pride is an annual fundraiser by Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (formerly the New Zealand AIDS Foundation) ... More >>
New Podcast Series Shares Stories Of The World-leading Hiv And Aids Response In Aotearoa
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5:14 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Devotion Festival parade with New Zealand AIDS Foundation banner - Wellington 1995. Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (formerly New Zealand AIDS Foundation) has produced a brand new six-part podcast series, Our Forgotten Epidemic , to share a part of Aotearoa ... More >>
New Zealand Aids Foundation Relaunches To Reflect Evolution In The HIV And AIDS Journey In Aotearoa
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 9:05 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF), along with its Ending HIV NZ programme, has announced today that it has relaunched as Burnett Foundation Aotearoa. The new name honours the Foundation’s co-founder, pioneering AIDS activist Bruce Burnett. NZAF’s ... More >>