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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005 - 2008

This page contains the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005 - 2008.

This National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005-2008 builds upon the work of the National Indigenous Australians’ Sexual Health Strategy (NIASHS) 1996-97 to 2003-04 (CoA, 1997), which provided the first comprehensive approach to preventing the spread of HIV, other STIs and blood borne viruses (BBV) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The Strategy identifies four priority areas for improvement.

These priority areas are:

• sexually transmissible infections;
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the cross border region of Australia and
• Papua New Guinea;
• access to needle and syringe programs; and
• increased capacity in the health and community workforce to address all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV/AIDS, STIs and BBV.

This Strategy complements other strategies, most notably the National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2005-2008, the National Hepatitis C Strategy 2005-2008 and the National Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2005-2008, by highlighting the additional priorities and special issues that are unique to the prevention and treatment needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

To download the PDF version of this strategy with or without the cover artwork, click on the links below:

Excluding cover artwork: PDF printable version of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005-2008 (PDF 690 KB)

Including cover art work: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005-2008 (PDF 2023 KB)

If you are having problems downloading the strategy, please send an email to: oatsih.enquiries@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you.

Implementation Plan:
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005-2008 - Implementation Plan