HIV terms and acronyms
This list of acronyms includes organisations, health conditions and groups specific to the Australian HIV sector. It is not intended as a comprehensive global list.
Last updated 19 August 2011.
A | B | C | D | E | H | I | M | N | P | Q | S | T | U | V | W
A
AACACT: AIDS Action Council of Australian Capital Territory
ACH2: Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research [formerly known as the National Centre For HIV Virology Research (NCHVR)]
ACFID: Australian Council for International Development
ACON: ACON Health (formerly the AIDS Council of New South Wales)
ACOSS: Australian Council of Social Services
ACSA: AIDS Council of South Australia
AFAO: Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIVL: Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users’ League
AMS: Aboriginal Medical Service
ANET: AFAO-NAPWA Education Team
APCASO: Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organisations
APHDPC: Australian Population Health Development Principle Committee
APN+: Asia Pacific Network for People Living With HIV/AIDS
ARCSHS: Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
ASHM: Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
ATSIPON: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Project Officers’ Network
AusAID: Australian Agency for International Development
B
BBGF: Bobby Goldsmith Foundation
BBVSS: Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Sub-Committee (of the Australian Population Health Development Principle Committee)
C
CAHMA: Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation & Advocacy
CHFA: Consumers’ Health Forum of Australia
CBO: Community-based Organisation
CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
CMA: Commonwealth Medical Association
CSN: Community Support Network
D
DoHA: Department of Health and Ageing
E
EMF: Education Managers' Forum
H
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HRV: Harm Reduction Victoria (formerly VIVAIDS)
I
IAG: International Advisory Group
ICAAP: International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
ICASO: International Council of AIDS Service Organisation
ICW: International Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS
IT: Information Technology
M
MACBBVS: Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections
MSM: Men-who-have-sex-with-men
N
NACCHO: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
NAPWA: National Association of People Living With HIV/AIDS
NCHECR: National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical Research (now known as The Kirby Institute)
NCHSR: National Centre in HIV Social Research
NCHVR: National Centre For HIV Virology Research [now known as the Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2)]
NGO: Non-Government Organisation
NIH: National Institutes of Health (USA)
NTAHC: Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council
NUAA: NSW Users and AIDS Association
P
PLHIV: People Living with HIV
PLWHA: People Living with HIV/AIDS (preferred term now PLHIV)
PRG: Policy Reference Group
Q
QAHC: Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (also known as Healthy Communities)
QUIHN: Queensland Injectors’ Health Network
QPP: Queensland Positive People
S
SAVIVE: South Australian Voice for IV Education
SEA-AIDS: South-East Asia AIDS (an internet listserv discussion)
SOPV: Sex-on-premises venues
SSO: Sydney Star Observer
STI: Sexually Transmissible Infection
SWOP: Sex Workers Outreach Project
T
TAC: Treatment Action Campaign
TasCAHRD: Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Disease
TON: Treataware Outreach Network (NAPWA)
U
UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
UNGASS: United Nations General Assembly Special Session (on HIV/AIDS)
V
VAC/GMHC: Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men’s Health Centre
VIVAIDS: Victorian Drug User’s Group (now known as Harm Reduction Victoria)
W
WAAC: Western Australia AIDS Council
WAD: World AIDS Day
WASUA: Western Australian Substance Users’ Association
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