The Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) is the Australian national peak organisation representing the state and territory peer-based drug user organisations and issues of national relevance for people with lived experience of drug use. AIVL’s purpose is to advance the health of people who use/have used illicit drugs.
Read MoreCivil Society - HLM 2021-Virtual Side Event!
Sharing case studies for change: Celebrating and
learning from civil society-led responses to #HIV
and #COVID19 in Asia and the Pacific
https://unaids-ap.org/2021/06/03/sharing-case-studies-for-change-celebrating-and-learning-from-civil-society-led-responses-to-hiv-and-covid-19-in-asia-and-the-pacific/ via @UNAIDS_AP #HLM2021AIDS
#VH2021 lived experience panel:
Calls for a national policy & advocacy mechanism for people with living with #hepatitisB
This is priority 2 in the #VH2021 Action Plan:
http://www.2030accord.org.au/vh2021_action_plan
Let’s commit to a session at next year’s conference to report back on progress!
There’s much we can learn from peer workers and lived experience. Thanks Esha Leyden (#QuIHN). Person-centered care including point-of-care testing and accurate information can address so many barriers. “We need to scale up testing and start thinking outside the box.” #VH2021
2Chris Gough @CAHMA_ACT Exec Director & @aivl Board showcases peer organisations and programs Australia-wide at #VH2021
Contingency management and #hepatitisC testing & treatment initiatives were highlighted
