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NAPWA has launched a email version of the popular Positive Living. NAPWA aims the broaden the readership and make it more accessible via the electronic format. If you would like a copy sent to you visit the NAPWA website www.napwa.org.au or click on the subscribe link below.


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Sunshine Coast Massage
QPP and Relax to the Max massage clinic offer people living with HIV on the Sunshine Coast hour long massage appointments with payment by donation.  The clinic is at 457 Mt Mellum Rd, LANDSBOROUGH (UBD105 G6).

Appointments can be made through QPP on 1800 636 241 and the allocated dates for this service are:
8 Apr, 29 Apr, 13 May, 27 May, 17 Jun, 1 July

NAPWA celebrates 20 years
NAPWA, 2 Apr (MEDIA RELEASE)
The National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) is celebrating its twentieth anniversary today. The anniversary marks a significant milestone for NAPWA, which has represented people living with HIV at the national level since 1989.

NAPWA 20th Anniversary Video
NAPWA, 2 Apr (VIDEO)
This short film was produced to mark NAPWA's 20th anniversary as the peak organisation representing people with HIV in Australia. In the film, a group of long-time HIV activists discuss NAPWA's history and its contribution to the HIV response.

Military to Join Fight Against AIDS in Papua New Guinea
Voice of America (US), 4 Apr
In the impoverished South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, the army has begun distributing 43 million condoms to help stop the spread of AIDS.

Carol Queen : Pope, Don't Preach*
San Francisco Chronicle (US), 2 Apr (BLOG)
So the Pope went to Africa and recommended against condoms. In fact, he did not simply recommend; he really did preach, using his special superpower (a.k.a. "Infallibility") to do the one thing that will surely make matters worse in Africa'



Pope, extra ribbed/Benedict says condoms make AIDS worse. God recoils in shame
San Francisco Chronicle (US), 3 Apr (OPINION)
What sort of wretched deity is this? What sort of tormented, clenched God must you believe in to cause you to openly promote ignorance and death for the sake of power and ideology and fear of love and sex and basic human connection?

Recently Diagnosed?
A new resource providing information for people recently diagnosed with HIV has just been released called “Next Steps”.  The resource is a booklet covering a range of topics including treatments and monitoring, transmitting and preventing HIV, safe sex, relationships, sexually transmitted infections, legal rights, health maintenance, women's issues and the stages of adapting after diagnosis.
 
Please call 07 3013 5555 and we'll send you a copy.
            
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