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25.01.2022 APRIL PEER CATCH UP! On the third Thursday of each month, come join your fellow Karumah community members for casual lunch and a catch up at the Wickham Park Hotel hosted and facilitated by Karumah staff. Event Details:... Thursday, April 15th, 2021 12 - 2 pm Wickham Park Hotel $12 for Lunch Contact Aly or Jess if you require any additional information or transport assistance

23.01.2022 The Federal Department of Health said about one in every 250,000 people vaccinated with AstraZeneca in Europe had been diagnosed with the rare blood clotting. So far, there had been just two reported cases likely linked to AstraZeneca in Australia. The department said there was a potentially greater risk for people below the age of 50 to develop thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after being administered the vaccine.... It had led to a preference towards the Pfizer vaccine for that age group in Australia, while people above 50 would continue to be given the AstraZeneca vaccine. "It is important to note the AstraZeneca vaccine remains highly effective at preventing death and severe illness among people who have contracted COVID-19," said health department heads in a joint statement last week. "And that the incidence of the blood-clotting syndrome is very rare."

21.01.2022 Karumah is starting a group specifically for Men Living With HIV and invite any male-identifying community members to lunch at the Wickham Park Hotel on Thursday, April 22nd. Come along for a bite to eat and a chat about what you would like to get out of the group and what topics you would like to see covered. We’ll start at 12pm and there is no cost for lunch. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by sending me an email at [email protected] or by calling the office... on 02 4940 8393 by Wednesday, April 21st. Event Details: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 12 pm Wickham Park Hotel Free

17.01.2022 Our findings on the relationship of smoking to poor viral control provide added urgency to address smoking among [people living with HIV], Satre and colleagues wrote. These findings contribute to the literature on the relationship of smoking to health among people with HIV.

17.01.2022 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause much uncertainty around the world, including for people living with and affected by HIV. The International AIDS Society... has put together an online info resource where you can find the latest HIV and COVID-19 related information and ways that you can get involved. Find out more here www.iasociety.org/covid-19-hiv See more

16.01.2022 Have you used GHB in the past 12 months? Tell us your experience. ACON, Thorne Harbour Health and the WA AIDS Council are working with researchers from UNSW, ...USYD and La Trobe to conduct confidential interviews about the experiences of LGBTQ people who have used GHB in the past 12 months. You will receive reimbursement for your time and travel expenses. Find out more and express your interest in participating via the link. See more

15.01.2022 Our friends at ACON Hunter are running a fantastic Art Therapy Workshop for LGBTQ people next month!

14.01.2022 May Karumah Picnic - On Thursday the 6th of May, come and join us at Gregson Park in Hamilton for a socially-distanced picnic from 12 pm until 2 pm. Lunch will be provided & BYO non-alcoholic drinks. This is an alcohol-free event and we ask that everybody respect this. Please RSVP to Aly by 5 pm on Wednesday, May 5th and let us know if you have any dietary requirements. New faces welcome!... Event Details: Karumah Picnic Lunch Thursday, May 6th Gregson Park, Hamilton 12 pm 2 pm RSVP to Aly via text or at [email protected]

12.01.2022 The latest Karumah Update is now available! The Karumah’s newsletter can be delivered digitally or posted to you and contains information about upcoming events, articles about HIV and health, wellness resources and updates from the Karumah team. Subscribe by messaging our page with your name and address/email or by emailing [email protected]. You can also download it from our website:

12.01.2022 "The number of new HIV cases in NSW plummeted last year by more than 30 per cent due to COVID-19 restrictions that triggered a quasi-moratorium on casual sex. A total of 206 people were diagnosed with HIV last year 33 per cent lower than the average number of new cases over the previous five years, NSW’s latest HIV Strategy report shows. Released on Monday, the report found only 31 per cent of these newly diagnosed people probably contracted the virus recently within the preceding 12 months a decrease of 47 per cent on the five-year average."

08.01.2022 "It’s estimated that about 1.2 million people in the United States are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Treatment has improved to the point where people with HIV now experience a near typicalTrusted Source life expectancy. Despite improvements in treatment, it’s common for people with even low viral loads to experience pain in places like their back, head, or abdomen.... A 2017 studyTrusted Source found that in a group of 422 adults with HIV, 13.3 percent experienced back pain. It’s thought that HIV and antiretroviral drugs may both contribute to chronic pain in people with HIV."

08.01.2022 Dr Skye McGregor spoke with Fran Kelly this morning on ABC Radio National Breakfast to discuss the latest HIV data, released this morning by the Kirby Institute, and how Australia is tracking towards HIV elimination targets. #WorldAIDSDay

07.01.2022 Phoenix workshop Friday, 23 April and Saturday, 24 April, 2021 Want to meet other women living with HIV? Want to share your experience? Phoenix is a free worksh...op for women recently diagnosed with HIV or those who are after more information about living with HIV. The workshop starts Friday evening with a dinner and chance to meet other women, then continues on Saturday from 9am until 5pm. To register and for more details or contact [email protected] or phone PWV on (03) 9863 8747 Living Positive Victoria

06.01.2022 We are beyond thrilled to receive one of these Community Building grants. This will go towards increasing our capacity to provide the best quality care and support for our service users and Karumah community. HIV is still very real and relevant and the continued investment in the wellbeing of PLHIV is essential.

04.01.2022 Gilead Sciences HIV is Video Series: Six people discuss HIV stigma in the lives of people living with HIV. SUBTITLED https://youtu.be/7lPP2I94zOY

03.01.2022 Ways that HIV is *not* transmitted (image: CDC)

02.01.2022 Any historical re-telling of this period risks becoming overly clinical, failing to highlight the very human cost that AIDS wrecked. For those involved, it was a kind of hell on earthseveral compared it to being in a war zone. By the early ‘90s, more than 1,000 Australians were dying of AIDS a yearup 20 a week. Yet flash forward four decades to 2019, and almost 30,000 Australians were living with HIV. And while those living with HIV once took a cocktail of drugs to stay alive as many as 30 different medications a day most can now take just one.

02.01.2022 Pete is an amazing poet. Our Community Support & Promotions Officer has a copy of Conspiracy of Skin if anyone would like to have a look, or you can order your own copy below :)

01.01.2022 This World AIDS Day (December 1), we take a look at HIV by the numbers. 1 virus, 1 goal together we can end HIV transmission for all. #WorldAIDSDay