Oceania

Countries in this Section

American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, (Micronesia, Federated States of), Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands

Some MSM Identities

Fa’afa, Rere, Leiti

Sex between Males*

• Fiji: 7.6% of males surveyed had had sex with another man over the course of their lifetime ¹
• Papua New Guinea: 12% of males surveyed in rural and peri-urban areas reported anal sex with another male²

MSM and HIV*

• Australia: 84% of newly diagnosed cases in 2006 resulted from male-to-male sexual contact ³

Prevention Materials for MSM

• Between the Sheets (Australia) (pdf)
• Taking a Look: HIV Prevention for Gay Men Today (pdf)
• The Dirty TRUTH! (pdf)

eForums and Email Groups

• HIV Negative For Life: “A discussion forum for Asian and Pacific Islander gay, bi or questioning men to promote health and well-being.  This site will also be the central point for exchange of information between their allies, straight friends, families and the community-at-large to express their support in creating a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.”
• MSM Pacific: “This group is created to facilitate interaction, dialogue, and networking amongst the individuals and organisations that form part the MSM Pacific Network, as per the decision taken at the 1st meeting of the MSM Pacific Network held in Apia, Samoa, from 28-31 August 2007.”

Links

• Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO)
• The AIDS Council of SA: Hotnews

* At this point very few national-level surveys have been done in on these topics; this data is taken from studies with limited sample sizes and may not accurately reflect national figures.
1. “Ministry reveals HIV statistics,” Fiji Government press release (May 2, 2006).
2. Australian Government, AUSAID, “Impacts of HIV/AIDS 2005–2025 in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor: Final Report of HIV Epidemiological Modelling and Impact Study,” February, 2006.
3. Australia Government, Department of Health and Aging, “UNGASS Country Progress Report: Australia,” January 15, 2008.