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News + Events
PWV Retreat Activities Team – Join Now
Posted on 21st of August 2024
Would you like to help plan the PWV Retreat schedule? The PWV Retreat 2025 is booked for Friday, 28 February to 2 March (please save the date), and we are getting ready to plan an exciting schedule of activities. But we need you and…
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Menopause and Women With HIV presentation by Dr Nneka Nwokolo
Posted on 21st of August 2024
Date: Monday, 23 September – 10:30am (morning tea) with presentation commencing at 10:45am Venue: Thorne Harbour Health, 200 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford, Melbourne VIC Hosted by Positive Women Victoria Dr Nneka Nwokolo MBBS, FRCP, Dip GU Medicine Consultant Physician Sexual Health, London Dr Nneka…
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Phoenix For Women Workshop – 13 September & 14 September 2024
Posted on 21st of August 2024
A confidential & supportive space to learn how to deal with managing HIV Date: Friday, 13 September at 4:00pm and Saturday, 14 September at 9:00am to 6:00pm Venue: Thorne Harbour Health, 200 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford Phoenix for women is an inclusive event for women, trans women…
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Women’s Peer Support Lunch In The North
Posted on 21st of August 2024
Date: Thursday, 12 September – 12:00pm to 3pm…ish Venue: Restaurant (advised on booking), High Street, Preston This regular Peer Support Lunch in the North is for women from Melbourne’s north and north east suburbs, but all PWV members and clients are welcome to attend….
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Chrissie’s Story: My experience at AIDS2024 as an HIV advocate
Posted on 21st of August 2024
Our Stories: Ending HIV Stigma podcast LISTEN TO EPISODE: Chrissie’s Story Chrissie has been living with HIV for 24 years. Originally from Zimbabwe, Chrissie lives in Australia’s Northern Territory with her family where she works as a social worker. But…
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Community Champions program returns for 2024
Posted on 20th of August 2024
The National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA) and Gilead Sciences Australia are pleased to team up for the fourth consecutive year for the Community Champion awards celebrating the unsung heroes in our communities who tirelessly support people…
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PWV webinar unpacks HIV science from AIDS2024 – WATCH THE RECORDING
Posted on 12th of August 2024
In Plain Language, the latest science in HIV cure, ARV treatments and combating inflammation and more…. Recorded: Wednesday, 14 August – 2pm to 3pm AEST Special Guest: Dr Jillian Lau, HIV clinical researcher from Melbourne This ”in conversation” webinar provides…
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Updated WHO Breastfeeding guidelines delayed till early 2025
Posted on 26th of July 2024
WHO advised at AIDS2024 on a session on Breastfeeding for WLHIV that the update of the WHO Breastfeeding Guidance was now planned for release in early 2025: a year later than originally advised. WHOs Meg Doherty, Director of the…
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HIV Cure Science – Latest Newsletter
Posted on 18th of July 2024
The HIV Cure Newsletter is from the HIV Cure Consortium Melbourne (an international hub of HIV cure research). In the lead up to AIDS2024, learn about the latest research in HIV cure. The world’s largest HIV conference, AIDS2024 is in…
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The new importance of taking a statin
Posted on 11th of July 2024
Talk to your HIV doctor about the role of statins in HIV health There has been a lot of talk about the health benefits of taking statins since the results of the REPRIEVE study were presented at the IAS HIV…
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Bolder Online for Over 50s – Sexuality and Aging – 17 July online – 4pm to 5:30pm
Posted on 11th of July 2024
Bolder Online – Health & Wellbeing for PLHIV over 50 Connect With Older People With HIV From Around Australia July session: Sexuality and Aging with special guest speaker: Dr Michael Lowy Date: Wednesday 17 July from 4:00pm – 5:30pm AEST Register: Bolder Online Bolder Online…
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PWV Retreat Activities Team – Join Now
Posted on 11th of July 2024
Would you like to help plan the PWV Retreat 2025 schedule? The PWV Retreat 2025 is booked for Friday, 28 February to 2 March (please save the date), and we are getting ready to plan an exciting schedule of activities. But we need you…
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Support Women Living With HIV – Rose Fund Appeal 2024
Posted on 4th of June 2024
Your generous donation will go directly to support women with HIV through Positive Women Victoria’s Rose Fund grant program. Target for the Rose Fund Appeal: $20,000 DONATE NOW The Rose Fund provides small grants to support members to complete personal…
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Inflammation and aging – a presentation by Professor Jenny Hoy
Posted on 28th of May 2024
In this presentation, Professor Jenny Hoy talks about inflammation and aging with HIV. Topics covered include: What is Chronic Inflammation? What it does to your body, including how being overweight increases inflammation and why? How to reduce inflammation by following…
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Your Safety and Security Online webinar – WATCH THE RECORDING
Posted on 15th of May 2024
Hear from an eSafety expert on how to stay safe and avoid online scams WATCH THE RECORDING Hear from an eSafety expert from the eSafety Commissioner on how to safeguard you and your children’s online presence. You will learn what…
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Thriving With HIV: Metabolic Update – Watch the webinar recording
Posted on 28th of March 2024
Recorded on 26/3/2024 Topics covered include weight gain, cholesterol, high-blood pressure, cardiovascular risk, menopause and diabetes Thriving with HIV : Update on Metabolic Health is a presentation by Dr Ana Milinkovic from the UK, and provides an update on components…
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‘Yes, women get HIV, too’ – Women share their stories for the National Day of Women Living with HIV
Posted on 5th of March 2024
For this year’s National Day of Women Living with HIV on Saturday, 9 March, NAPWHA’s National Network of Women Living with HIV is highlighting the need for women, particularly those who are sexually active, to include an HIV test in…
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HIV CURE RESEARCH IN 2024
Posted on 8th of January 2024
(click on this image to watch the recording) READ the essay on HIV Cure Research in 2024 – published in HIV Australia (January 2024) HIV Cure Research in 2024 webinar Special guest Dr Jillian Lau explains the latest science…
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PWV member Chrissie, interviewed by Nine Networks 9Honey for World AIDS Day
Posted on 7th of December 2023
Chrissie has been living with HIV for 23 years but most Aussies think women don’t get it HIV affects more than 3,300 Australian women, but millions mistakenly believe they’re not at risk. PWV member Chrissie was interviewed by 9Honey this…
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Positive Women on SBS World News for World AIDS Day 2023
Posted on 5th of December 2023
To commemorate World AIDS Day 2023 (1st December), and raise awareness of women living with HIV, U=U and HIV-related stigma, PWV reached out to all Australians with national media coverage for the screening of Thriving at Federation Square in Melbourne….
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