Australia a decade behind hepatitis B elimination targets, new report shows
Data released in the latest Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project: National Reports shows that Australia is more than 10 years behind meeting national targets around chronic hepatitis B treatment and care uptake. The Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project: National Report, Hepatitis B 2023, a collaboration between ASHM and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis at The […]
Budget 2025-26: Increased investment in HIV prevention and workforce
ASHM welcomes the Federal Government’s continued investment in the HIV workforce, with the announcement of $2.7 million in 2025–26 for HIV programs, including the extension of ASHM’s HIV prevention workforce education pilot. ASHM’s National PrEP Workforce Development Pilot Project aims to build Australia’s workforce capacity and break down access barriers to increase the uptake of HIV PrEP […]
Australian-first anal cancer screening guidelines for people living with HIV launched
4 March 2025 – Australia’s first national anal cancer screening guidelines for people living with HIV have been released, providing a critical framework around screening and treatment for healthcare providers. Globally, people living with HIV have the highest incidence rate of anal squamous cell carcinoma, the most common type of anal cancer. The guidelines, launched […]
Statement on life-threatening HIV funding freeze
ASHM, Health Equity Matters and the National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA) join our colleagues from around the world in expressing deep concern about the funding freeze and stop-work order for foreign aid from the United States. While a temporary waiver has since been announced to continue ‘life-saving humanitarian assistance’, which should include […]
Hepatitis C treatment access for hospital inpatients
Since March 2016, direct acting antivirals (DAAs) to cure hepatitis C have been available under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in the community and in outpatient settings, via the General Schedule (s85) or the Highly Specialised Drugs Program (s100). However, existing regulation prevents those in hospital inpatient settings from accessing PBS subsidies for DAAs. Inpatient […]
New tool provides critical legal information about HIV for clinicians
HIV Legal, a website designed for clinicians and community, has relaunched today, providing a guide on the legal and ethical responsibilities around HIV care in Australia. Now in its third edition, HIV Legal is the only resource of its kind in Australia, produced by the Health+Law Research Partnership and ASHM. It is designed as a general […]
