National organisations
A variety of useful links including national research centres, peak bodies for sex workers, Injecting drug users and people living with HIV/AIDS, the wesbites of related organisations, consumer groups, and sites for HIV positive people. Australian-based International development agencies are listed in the International links section
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The AIDS Trust of Australia This national AIDS Charity raises awareness and distributes grants for care, support, education and research.
AIVL The Australian Intravenous League and National Hepatitis C Program. Peak organisation representing State and Territory drug user groups.
Anwernekenhe National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV/AIDS Alliance (ANA)
ASHM The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine.
The Australian Hepatitis Council website provides information on viral hepatitis to people with hepatitis C, their families, friends and carers.
The Australian Health Promotion Association The peak health promotion body for people interested or involved in the practice, research and study of health promotion.
ARCSHS Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society.
Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing
Consumers' Health Forum The national peak organisation providing a voice for all health consumers. The site has a variety of publications on health consumer rights and some useful links.
Diversity Health Institute Clearinghouse is a central access point for information on multicultural health in Australia and contains a number of databases for easy searching, including services, resources, research, training and events.
Health Translations Directory This directory, an initiative of the Victorian Department of Human Services, links to multilingual health resources.
HIV/AIDS Positive Stories Personal stories, images, message board for people living with HIV
HIV/AIDS & Hepatitis C Information Website This is a multilingual website with HIV/AIDS and Hep C information in a number of community languages. Languages used include: Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Croation, English, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tagaolog, Thai Turkish and Vietnamese. The site has been set up by the Multicultural HIV AIDS Project.
HREOC Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission.
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
The Kirby Institute for infection and immunity in society - HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research.
NCHSR National Centre in HIV Social Research.
The Scarlet Alliance Peak body for sex worker organisations.
World AIDS Day Every year on December 1. This site lists World AIDS Day events around Australia and includes information about the history of the epidemic.
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