This HIV Awareness week, 1-7 June 2024, take some extra care of yourself!

Ask for a HIV test – it is easy, confidential, and can also be free. Let’s make HIV testing a regular part of anyone’s routine health care.

What are your assumptions about HIV? – Positive Life NSW Media Release
Living healthy with HIV is now reality – NSW Health

HIV testing is fast, confidential and easy

ask for a quick HIV test at your local GP
get your free HIV test at a NSW Sexual Health Clinic or Aboriginal Medical Service
pick up a free HIV self-test kit from a NSW MyTest vending machine to test for HIV in the privacy of your own home or purchase a ATOMO HIV self-test kit from your local chemist or order your free HIV self-test kit from hivtest.au
have a confidential conversation with a nurse about STI and HIV by calling the NSW Sexual Health Infolink on 1800 451 624 to find a testing option that suits you
visit a rapid testing clinic for men who have sex with men
obtain a free and confidential Dried Blood Spot test online.

Your results are 100% private.

Who should get tested for HIV?

Positive Life NSW encourages everyone who is sexually active and believes you have been at risk, regardless of your age, gender identity or sexual orientation, to get a HIV test. HIV does not discriminate between anyone.

Almost 10% of people who have HIV in NSW don’t know they have HIV, which means over 1,000 people in NSW do not know they are living with HIV. When HIV is diagnosed early, effective treatments mean all people living with HIV can have a long and healthy life.

Call the NSW Sexual Health Infolink on 1800 451 624 (free call) to have a confidential conversation with a nurse about HIV, STI prevention and testing, or HIV symptoms and treatment.

Are you an international student and want further information about how to navigate the NSW Health system? Call Positive Life NSW on (02) 02 8357 8386 or 1800 245 677 (freecall) or email contact@positivelife.org.au or visit the International Student Health Hub.

Different ways to prevent HIV

Condoms are the most effective tools we have for HIV prevention (Find where to get free condoms)
PrEP – HIV prevention medication when taken as prescribed by a doctor
PEP prevents HIV if you’ve had an accidental exposure (eg., the condom broke)

For more information please visit NSW Health

Resources

This HIV Testing Week (1-7 June), let’s ditch the assumptions about HIV and make HIV testing a regular part of anyone’s routine health care. Get your free HIV self-test kit. Results take 15 minutes. All you need is a mobile number or email address. mytest.health.nsw.gov.au #HIVTestingWeek @newsouthwaleshealth @NSWHealth