“ I realised that in my 13 years of schooling HIV has only come up now... after a class discussion where it became painfully obvious that the common idea amongst my friends was that HIV is only for "gay men and African babies" I figured it's something that definitely needs to be addressed because that kind of ignorance can be dangerous. ”
- Laura, 17 year old High School Student, NSW

Other Useful Resources

Six Days in August

Viewers will laugh and be shocked and moved by just how much can happen over the course of one week in a city by the sea where 1 out of 3 people are infected with HIV, and the government's solution is to urge its people to eat beetroot and garlic, while much of the population says it's not their problem.

Click Here to view film synopsis

The AIDS Debate

Find out the facts, explore the issues and read about life with HIV in BBC's Aids special.

Click Here to View " The AIDS Debate"

UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS

In 2001 the UN General Assembly held a special session to to review and address the problem of HIV/AIDS to secure a global commitment to enhancing co-ordination and intensification of regional, national and international to combat HIV/AIDS.

In 2006 all countries involved in that commitment were asked to report on their current situation. Click here to see Australia's Report.

A second special session has just taken place in New York, YEAH's CEO Alischa Ross was in attendance, stay tuned for a first hand report of this year's session.

Click on the link below to find more information

Age of AIDS

On the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS, FRONTLINE examines one of the worst pandemics the world has ever known in the documentary "The Age of AIDS."

HIV/AIDS Fact sheets and Reports

Stigma facts Comprehensive Health Services

HIV Futures Report - Latrobe University

National Strategy Report - Australian Government

Victorian HIV Strategy Report - Victorian Government

Victorian STI Strategy Report - Victorian Government

2007 Australian Annual HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report - National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research

Women and HIV/AIDS around the World - International Women's Health Coalition

Pearson Atlas

The Power of Stars

Last month the Norwegian diplomat Charung Gollar was asked to present the UN with a graphic showing the main problems in the world in 2004, He presented a set of eight pictures entitled "The Power of Stars" and was applauded for the simplicity of his idea. In spite of having no pretension at all, his work was presented to participate on the Nobel Prize of Politic Marketing. These are the picture he showed :