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Background briefings

AFAO has produced a set of Background Briefings for media and other commentators, on:

  • HIV and Australia: a short history
  • Making Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) available to people at high risk of HIV infection
  • Substantially increasing access to and uptake of voluntary HIV testing
  • Application of Australian criminal laws in cases of HIV sexual transmission and exposure
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community input and the Australian HIV response
  • HIV and sub-Saharan African communities in Australia
  • Spitting and Mandatory Testing for HIV and other Blood Borne Viruses

Please note these links take you to PDFs hosted on the AFAO website.

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