Health Alert: Community Update on Monkeypox (MPV)
NSW Health has issued a public health alert about monkeypox (MPV). MPV is an uncommon virus that does not have a high transmission rate....
NSW Health has issued a public health alert about monkeypox (MPV). MPV is an uncommon virus that does not have a high transmission rate....
Australians are preparing to head to the polls to decide which party will run the country for the next three years. To do this, the election uses a preferential voting system for the House of Representatives (the lower house; and the Senate (the upper house). While the major parties will try to get as many candidates as...
As the election campaign gathers pace before polling day, voters that are unable to reach ballot boxes on 21 May are now able to cast their vote early....
Welcome to your Karumah Update for April 2022 - It’s been a wet and windy few weeks but Karumah is as busy as ever! (Updated 12/4/22) Karumah-Update-April-2022-1Download ...
It’s 2022 and Karumah is back! So much has happened already this year and it looks like we’re in for another unusual year. As always, our community will adapt and evolve to look after each other and keep everybody as safe as possible. Karumah-Update-February-2022Download ...
It’s December 1st and we wish everyone a very special World AIDS Day 2021! This year has truly been another huge test for our community and once again, everyone has come together to support and uplift each other. As we head towards 2022, we thank you all for contributing to this very special organisation and...
Globally, women represent 53% of all people living with HIV. Australia has been a world leader in maintaining a successful HIV response for our priority populations; men who have sex with men, sex workers and people who inject drugs. Even though historically in Australia women have represented a small number of new HIV notifications,...
Our friends at Positive Life are currently running a survey to determine how they can best support PLHIV in NSW. It would be wonderful if you could take a moment to complete it via the link below so we can make sure that the services available to you fit your needs....
The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day is "End Inequalities. End AIDS.". This means making sure the most vulnerable in our society have equal access to HIV information, care and support. It means challenging and fighting the stigma that keeps people living with HIV isolated, ashamed, and susceptible to poor mental health outcomes. It...
HIV hijacks the body’s own cellular immune response and turns the very T-cells that direct that response into its breeding ground – which means that the most basic types of vaccines, which use live but weakened versions of the same infection, could make HIV worse....