The national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander blood borne virus and sexually transmissible infections strategy for 2010 - 2013 has been published. This is one of a set of five national strategies aimed at reducing the transmission of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses (BBVs) and their morbidity, mortality and personal and social impacts.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities continue to face significant public health issues and challenges around BBVs and STIs including:
- sustained and unacceptably high rates of bacterial STIs
- the rate of acquisition of HIV and viral hepatitis through injecting drug use
- continued new HIV infections among men who have sex with men.
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