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  1. HIV and AIDS

    All about HIV and AIDS including HIV transmission, how HIV spreads, prevention, symptoms, treatment, testing, letting sexual partners know, reducing stigma and where to get help.

  2. HIV - infection control in hospitals

    How hospitals reduce the risk HIV, hepatitis B and C - includes blood donation and transfusions, infection control and prevention for hospital workers, patients and visitors and where to get help.

  3. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention

    Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an oral medication to prevent HIV in people at risk. All about PrEP, what PrEP is for, dosage, where to get PrEP, PrEP side effects, PrEP health checks and support.

  4. Corneal transplantation and donation

    Corneal transplant surgery would not be possible without generous donors and their families, who have donated corneal tissue so that others may see.

  5. Safe sex

    Safe sex is sexual contact that doesn't involve the exchange of semen, vaginal fluids or blood between partners.

  6. HIV and women – having children

    All about women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), conceiving a baby, HIV status, pregnancy, HIV services, childbirth, baby feeding, babies with HIV, HIV prevention and treatment.

  7. Blood transfusion

    Donated blood is screened for blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis, syphilis and HIV.

  8. Toxoplasmosis

    Problems only occur if a woman becomes infected with parasites that cause toxoplasmosis for the first time while pregnant.

  9. Rotavirus – immunisation

    Children need several doses of the vaccine to reduce the risk of rotavirus.

  10. Meningococcal disease – immunisation

    Meningococcal group vaccines provide good protection against meningococcal group diseases.

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