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The AIDS Action Council provides detailed reports which include:
statistics on the numbers of people reached with information and/or support;
numbers of training programs run and/or attended;
number of care teams in operation and the number of hours of care they provide;
numbers of meetings for each of the projects listed above; and -
feedback received from participants in all programs.
Feedback on the AIDS Action Councils programs to date has been predominantly positive.
In addition, each year each funded organisation is required to provide a completed Project Summary Report to the Commonwealth Government which outlines the distribution of funds from that organisation to target population- groups.
This information is collated within the Department. Unsatisfactory reports result in contact from Departmental officers to identify and address any difficulties the organisation is having. If the organisations activity levels continue to be unsatisfactory the breach procedures outlined in the funding agreement are implemented.
There are many national and program-specific research reports which indicate the success of the kinds of programs provided by AIDS Councils around Australia. Our nation is widely regarded as a world leader in the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the services of AIDS Councils are central to that response. The success of our approach is also demonstrated by the drop in infection rates.
Finally, the Department is in the process of establishing an independent evaluation of the implementation of the AIDS Matched Funding Program in the ACT, which will also provide information on funded agencies in relation to the National Strategy on HIV/AIDS.
(4) Specific data on rates of HIV infection for males over the age of 25 years in
each State and Territory are not readily available.
(5) Yes. In addition to the AIDS Action Council programs which are specifically
targeted to men over 25 (that is, MAGNET and the Happy, Healthy and Gay
workshops) their SIGNET program tends to attract only men over 25 years of age.
It is important to note that the vast majority of programs provided by the AIDS Action Council and the other organisations funded under the AIDS Matched Funding Program are not age-specific and are therefore accessible to everyone regardless of age and gender.
(6) There is no evidence to suggest that there is a lack of educative programs for
adults over 25. The ACT can be proud of its achievements in responding to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic. Through the AIDS Matched Funding Program and other
organisations contributions we have been able to ensure that services tire available
which target men and women, gay lesbian and bisexual people, intravenous and other
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