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Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations

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Founded
  
1987

Website
  
www.afao.au

Location
  
Sydney

Focus
  
HIV, advocacy, policy, health promotion

Area served
  
Australia / Asia-Pacific

Key people
  
Rob Lake (Executive Director) Willie Rowe (President)

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), an Australian non-profit organisation, is the national federation for the community response to HIV in Australia. AFAO advocates for its member organisations, promotes medical and social research into HIV/AIDS and its effects, develops and formulates policy on HIV/AIDS issues, and provides HIV policy advice to Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments.

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Membership

AFAO’s members are:

  • the eight State and Territory AIDS Councils;
  • the National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA);
  • the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL);
  • Anwernekenhe National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander HIV/AIDS Alliance (ANA); and
  • Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association.

    • Internationally, AFAO contributes to the development of effective policy and program responses to HIV/AIDS at the global level, particularly in the Asia Pacific region.

    Affiliations

    AFAO is a founder member of the National LGBTI Health Alliance.

    References

    Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations Wikipedia
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