Background In 2018, the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services announced $1.2 million funding to establish the Melbourne HIV Cure Consortium (MHCC). The MHCC is based at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. The funding and activities of the MHCC will enable more HIV cure-focussed clinical trials to be done in…
Over the last week, another rash of articles claiming an HIV cure has swept across the web. The underlying story, however, is nowhere near a cure for HIV. The story is not even based on a scientific study. Many media outlets appear to be either ill-equipped or too lazy to report responsibly on HIV cure…
What is the INSPIRE project? HIV cure research doesn’t happen in a bubble. The bodies and lives of people living with HIV are impacted by research. The whole process needs community input and engagement. The INSPIRE project is working to develop new models and educational strategies for encouraging community engagement in HIV cure research. INSPIRE…
A new project seeks to put the principles of community involvement in research into action. The INSPIRE project has been funded through the Melbourne HIV Cure Consortium in Melbourne, Australia. International best practice, and the United Nations, endorse the principles of Greater Involvement of People with HIV and AIDS (GIPA). GIPA emphasises the ethical and practical…
Cure, stigma and hindsight When I think of an HIV cure, in my mind’s eye I imagine 40 million people rejoicing, dancing, partying. I imagine the 400 million people directly affected; the families, friends, children and loved ones of those living with HIV and the relief on all of their faces. I think of the…
This beautiful photographic essay was compiled by The Alfred in Melbourne, and all credit for this article goes to their amazing teams and the people they care for. This article is shared with permission of The Alfred.
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Working together with researchers and clinicians at The Alfred, members of the community of people living with HIV in Victoria have been integral to progressing ...
