by Nicola Nemaric | Jul 3, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
While HIV diagnoses have notably declined the past five years, almost half of all cases in 2018 in Australia were among overseas born people (46%), according to the latest national report released by the Kirby Institute. There have been major scientific developments...
by Nicola Nemaric | Jul 3, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Trigger Warning: This post discusses sensitive issues, including rape and abortion. The Coalition government is attempting to repeal the lifesaving legislation, Medical Evacuation (often called Medevac). The law, which came into effect in 2018, enables asylum seekers...
by Nicola Nemaric | Jun 25, 2019 | M-CAN, News, Uncategorized
The following is a condensed transcript of a Q&A with HIV experts at our World Refugee Day M-CAN Forum: Access for All. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? There is not yet a cure for HIV but people living with HIV may go into treatment very early, which...
by Nicola Nemaric | Jun 20, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Today is World Refugee Day. At CEH, we fight to let them stay. We fight to eliminate barriers, like cultural beliefs and stigma, which can prevent refugees from accessing the health services they require. We fight for a healthy, safe, equitable society. You might...
by Nicola Nemaric | Jun 19, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
At CEH, we’ve helped lots of workers effectively check what their clients understand from their conversations. When we started this work we would call this ‘checking for understanding’. As we’ve dug deeper into the health literacy research and helped more...
by Nicola Nemaric | Jun 19, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
A hand-working teacher and family man, who has been living in Sydney for seven years, was told he failed Australia’s visa health requirement despite his hepatitis B medication costing just “a dollar a day”. Hepatitis B is a virus that Paul* likely inherited from his...
