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Poor Mental Health Outcomes For Rainbow Community Have Kiwis Sweating
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 7:49 am | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
"Who you love, the pronouns you use or how you identify shouldn’t mean you have worse mental or physical health than others," says New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) Chief Executive Dr Jason Myers. "Aotearoa is often portrayed as a progressive ... More >>
Viral Facebook Post Targets NZ AIDS Foundation Call Centre
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 12:30 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
A Facebook post that promises a $10 phone credit is causing havoc for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. The post, which encourages users to call an 0800 number to receive the credit, has resulted in hundreds of calls to an NZAF helpline over the past 24 ... More >>
Local HIV Transmission Decline Is Great News - Despite Overall Increase In Cases
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 9:30 am | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
The latest HIV numbers out of the University of Otago AIDS Epidemiology Group may appear at first glance to be a disheartening increase in cases. However, continued decline among cases acquired in New Zealand suggests we remain on a path to ending ... More >>
NZAF Warns Against Casual Sex During Lockdown
Thursday, 26 March 2020, 9:17 am | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
As the country moves to alert level 4, NZAF warns against breaking the requirements of the lockdown to engage in casual or anonymous sex. "The lockdown is in place to keep transmissions of COVID-19 as low as possible and to protect vulnerable members ... More >>
Continued dramatic decline in national HIV diagnoses
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 9:59 am | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
The latest HIV epidemic data from Dunedin School of Medicine’s AIDS Epidemiology Group shows a sustained decline and an encouraging trend. More >>
Sexual health experts meet in Auckland to discuss challenges
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 1:31 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Health experts from across the Asia Pacific will gather in Auckland from 1-3 November for the 2018 IUSTI Asia Pacific Sexual Health Congress, to discuss the major challenges facing sexual and reproductive health in the region. More >>
Celebrated US HIV activist coming to New Zealand
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 9:13 am | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Bruce Richman, the founder of U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable) movement is heading to Aotearoa next week for a series of keynote speaking engagements about the realities of HIV. More >>
Free HIV testing in Queenstown for Winter Pride
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 11:48 am | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Getting tested for HIV in Queenstown isn’t always easy, which is why Ending HIV has partnered with Winter Pride - bringing free HIV testing to NZ’s favourite ski destination this September. More >>
Reducing undiagnosed HIV in our community is critical
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 4:21 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Reducing the level of undiagnosed HIV in our community is critical in turning around the epidemic in New Zealand More >>
New HIV diagnoses continue to rise in New Zealand
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 10:05 am | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Latest figures released by the University of Otago’s AIDS Epidemiology Group show that rates of new HIV transmission continue to rise with 2016 seeing the highest number of diagnoses ever recorded in New Zealand. Numbers have been steadily rising ... More >>
LGBTIQ community demands urgent political commitment
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 2:11 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Ending HIV Big Gay Out 2017 – community rallies behind campaign to end new HIV infections by 2025 New HIV infections in New Zealand are at the highest they have ever been. More needs to be done to protect thousands of Kiwis most vulnerable to ... More >>
New Campaign Aims to Eliminate New HIV Infections By 2025
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 9:37 am | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) has set an ambitious, but achievable goal to end all new HIV transmissions by 2025 and it is calling on Kiwis to get on board and support its efforts through the new campaign - Ending HIV. More >>
It is in NZ’s interest to follow latest WHO guidelines
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 3:52 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
It is in New Zealand’s interest to follow latest WHO guidelines on HIV/AIDS More >>
Responding to HIV in New Zealand with renewed vigour
Monday, 22 June 2015, 1:53 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
July 1 will mark an important milestone in New Zealand AIDS Foundation’s (NZAF’s) history. It will commemorate three decades of the AIDS epidemic in New Zealand and the Foundation’s response to it. More >>
HIV Epidemic in NZ: Rise in infections for gay men
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 9:36 am | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
The latest figures by the AIDS Epidemiology Group show that in 2014, 217 people were newly reported with HIV in New Zealand. When comparing the number with preceding years, this is higher than any year since 2008. More >>
Make HIV medication available early in New Zealand
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 12:36 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Following the release of findings from an international trial on early benefits of treatment, New Zealand AIDS Foundation is calling PHARMAC to fund the immediate access to medication for people living with HIV. More >>
Not knowing is not worth the risk
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 1:56 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is set to promote its National HIV Testing Month in May 2015. This is a focussed effort over the entire month to encourage Kiwis to test for HIV & STIS, and to raise awareness of risk factors. Testing can be a ... More >>
Support people living with HIV in NZ this World AIDs Day
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 1:37 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation and the organisations representing people living with HIV (Body Positive, Positive Women and INA) are asking Kiwis to give generously this World AIDS Day to help raise awareness of the stigma people with HIV still face ... More >>
Living in South Auckland? Grab a Rapid Test on Thursdays
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 2:23 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Each week on a Thursday, NZ AIDS Foundation counsellor Lyndon Moore sets up shop at Youthline Manukau Centre in Papatoetoe, ready to offer free rapid HIV, syphilis and Hepatitis C tests. More >>
NZAF to take its distinctive perspective to AIDS2014 Melbour
Monday, 14 July 2014, 5:16 pm | New Zealand AIDS Foundation
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has committed to a large programme at the upcoming conference in Melbourne, Australia. The team has several opportunities to present and share why our HIV prevention programme works. More >>
