{"id":1199,"date":"2012-11-02T12:54:45","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T12:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/jfprhc\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2013-02-27T13:48:15","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T13:48:15","slug":"hpv-hiv-uk-sexual-health-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjsrh\/2012\/11\/02\/hpv-hiv-uk-sexual-health-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"HPV, HIV & UK Sexual Health Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia Adopts Herd-Immunity Approach in Fight Against HPV<\/h2>\n

On July 12, 2012, Australia took a stand to become the first country to provide coverage of the Gardasil\u00ae vaccine to boys between the ages of 12 and 13, through a National Immunization Program-sponsored school-based initiative. In her press release, the minister of health, Tanya Plibersek, stated that the government-sponsored initiative was targeted to synergize with the current immunization program in girls to decrease the incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the Australian population.<\/p>\n

Girls don’t see HPV vaccine as green light for sex<\/h2>\n

A study by Bednarczyk et al<\/a> in Atlanta and published in Pediatrics has concluded that HPV vaccination in the recommended ages was not associated with increased sexual activity\u2013related outcome rates.<\/p>\n

Nurses in Zimbabwe to prescribe HIV drug<\/h2>\n

Faced with the ambitious target of reaching 85 percent of people in need of HIV treatment by the end of 2012, the Zimbabwean government has announced that nurses will be trained to prescribe and manage antiretroviral (ARV) drug treatment. Experts welcomed the move but warned that nurses would have to be adequately prepared and supported to take on the additional duties. Previously, nurses were allowed only to administer the drugs after a doctor had prescribed them. Now, changes made in the job descriptions of nurses by the Nurses\u2019 Council of Zimbabwe will see them prescribing the medication. Report from HIV\/AIDS\/Zimbabwe (HAZ)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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UK Sexual Health Awards 2013<\/h2>\n

Nominations are invited in the following catergories:<\/p>\n