The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), an

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, is the national federation for the community response to

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in Australia. AFAO advocates for its member organisations, promotes medical and social research into HIV/AIDS and its effects, develops and formulates policy on HIV/AIDS issues, and provides HIV policy advice to

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, State and Territory Governments. __TOC__

Membership

AFAO’s members are: * the eight State and Territory AIDS Councils; * the

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(NAPWHA); * the

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(AIVL);
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National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander HIV/AIDS Alliance (ANA); and *

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, Australian Sex Workers Association. Internationally, AFAO contributes to the development of effective policy and program responses to HIV/AIDS at the global level, particularly in the Asia Pacific region.

Affiliations

AFAO is a founding member of the

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References

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