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

HIV-Positive Māori Woman Invited to Prestigious Indigenous Health Conference (August 16, 2010)
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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
Global Fund Against AIDS, TB, Malaria Gives US$33 Million to Indonesia, Philippines, Pacific Islands (June 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South Pacific Games to Be Used as AIDS Awareness Campaign (May 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global War Against AIDS Runs Short of Vital Weapon: Donated Condoms (October 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pacific Churches Switch From AIDS Condemnation to Support (October 1, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fourth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (February 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Oceania

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
Tuvalu: Fears of HIV Epidemic (May 25, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pacific Fight Against AIDS Hampered by Shame, Ignorance (April 21, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Legislation Needed to Boost HIV/AIDS Efforts in Solomon Islands, Health Official Says (May 29, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Solomon Islands Could See Increase in HIV Cases, WHO Says (May 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Solomon Islands' Media Should Increase HIV/AIDS Awareness, Combat Stigma, Official Says (April 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Official Calls for Efforts to Address Disease Among Workers in Fiji (April 29, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Solomon Islands Reports Condom Shortage; Officials Express Concerns About Effect on Spread of HIV (January 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Fiji) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization