Policy & Advocacy

ASHM is committed to evidence-based policies and advocacy for a healthier future.

Our policy and advocacy activities include developing positions, collaborating with partners, and providing education to help our members engage in policy and advocacy work.

ASHM is committed to evidence-based policies and advocacy for a healthier future. Our policy and advocacy activities include developing positions, collaborating with partners, and providing education to help our members engage in policy and advocacy work.

We advocate for policy changes that improve access to prevention and treatment for people living with HIV, viral hepatitis, and other BBVs, as well as advancing sexual and reproductive healthcare access.

We work closely with governments and health organisations to promote evidence-based policies and practices.

Our Activity

Statement on life-threatening HIV funding

ASHM, Health Equity Matters and NAPWHA statement on the U.S. global HIV funding freeze.

Australian Consensus Statement on HIV Treatment Initiation

Read the national consensus on initiation of antiretroviral (ART) treatment in Australia

U=U Global Policy Roundtable Report

The report following the 2023 Global U=U Roundtable in Meanjin (Brisbane). [br]

Statement on Community and Health Workforce Collaboration to Eliminate HIV in Asia and the Pacific

ASHM, Health Equity Matters and NAPWHA statement on the U.S. global HIV funding freeze.

2023 Consensus Statement on doxycycline prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) for the prevention of syphilis, chlamydia and...

2023 Consensus Statement on doxycycline prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) for the prevention of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia

National Roundtable for Nurses: Hepatitis C treatment for Medicare ineligible patients

On the 27th of June, ASHM successfully held a national roundtable for Nurses as a follow-up to the recommendations report released from the national roundtable

Upcoming Conferences and Events

ASHM Event

15th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference (VH2025)

6 - 8 Aug 2025
Pullman on the Park, Naarm (Melbourne)
Sector Event

DANA Annual Conference 2025

6 - 8 Aug 2025
The Langham, Gold Coast (QLD, Australia)
ASHM Event

Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference 2025

15 - 17 Sep 2025
Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Centre, Tarndanya (Adelaide) on Kaurna Country, Australia