Informing priorities in the HIV response in Australia

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Globally, almost 40 million people currently live with HIV infection, which remains a major public health threat.

Contemporary responses to HIV have evolved substantially over the past decade.

In Australia, HIV notifications have declined over the past decade among some priority populations. This follows the scale up of biomedical prevention strategies such as:

treatment as prevention (or Undetectable=Untransmissble) among people living with HIV

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for those at risk of HIV.

However, new HIV infections are increasing in some populations. While Australia has been relatively successful in its HIV response, key gaps remain. At Burnet, we're taking a multifaceted approach to HIV prevention and supporting the health and wellbeing of people living with HIV.

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Support people living with HIV

Projects suitable for Honours, Masters and PhD degrees include:

epidemiological analyses examining the coverage and relative effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions, including HIV PrEP and HIV treatment-as-prevention
epidemiological, behavioural and social factors associated with HIV susceptibility among specific populations, including migrants and international students
surveillance of HIV-hepatitis C co-infection and evaluation of HIV-hepatitis C co-infection elimination strategies
exploring the role of HIV self-testing in HIV prevention responses, including the development and implementation of interventions to improve HIV self-testing coverage and support the HIV cascade of care among people who test positive using a HIV self-test
qualitative studies exploring attitudes, preferences and barriers for adopting HIV prevention strategies, as well as strategies to prevent hepatitis C infection among people living with HIV as part of a HIV-hepatitis C co-infection elimination strategy.