HIV/AIDS in Australia & the Pacific

Pacific Overview | Australia | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Oceania

HIV/AIDS in Oceania -- 2007
Adults and children living with HIV	75,000
Adult and child deaths from AIDS	1,200
Adults and children newly infected with HIV	14,000

Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)

Pacific Overview

Guam: National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 14, 2013)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Asians, Pacific Islanders Reveal How HIV Affects Their Lives, Communities in New Digital Story Series (May 13, 2013)
The Banyan Tree Project hosts a series of Twitter chats premiering videos from "Taking Root: Our Stories, Our Community" in honor of National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
From The Banyan Tree Project
HIV-Positive Māori Woman Invited to Prestigious Indigenous Health Conference (August 16, 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
From INA (Māori, Indigenous & South Pacific) HIV/AIDS Foundation
U.N.-Backed Report Features Recommendations to Scale Up Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Pacific (December 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Asia-Pacific: Conference Urges Sexual Health Service for Asia-Pacific Youth (October 19, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Australia: Teenagers Want Sex -- But a Third Get Unwanted Sex (August 5, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UNAIDS Urges Asia-Pacific Law Enforcement to Become Involved in Fight Against HIV/AIDS (February 9, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2008)
Each fact sheet provides the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country's epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Oceania (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and other parts of Oceania.
From UNAIDS
Pacific Nations Warned of Impending HIV Outbreak (March 22, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Oceania

Fiji: SPC Secures Life-Saving Drugs for HIV-Positive People (April 12, 2013)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Day Brings Awareness to Guam (December 5, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guam: HHS Grant to Boost DOE's Work Against Teen Pregnancies, HIV and STDs (October 3, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Trade Agreements Could Harm Access to Antiretroviral Drugs in Asia, Pacific, Experts and Activists Warn (July 13, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Fiji Launches HIV/AIDS Awareness Week (May 29, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UNAIDS Official Visits Fiji (March 8, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fijian President Describes HIV/AIDS as "Time Bomb" (May 31, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fiji Sets Up Special Unit to Combat HIV/AIDS (January 25, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fiji: Players to Promote HIV Message (January 13, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Growing HIV/AIDS Cases in Fiji Worrying (August 5, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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