Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
The Development Approval for the building of the Redfern Health Centre included approval for a Needle Dispensing Machine. In 2011-12 when Sydney and South West Sydney Local Health District started to
Sydney Local Health District advised the community on 11 April 2013 that the automatic syringe dispensing machine outside the Redfern Community Health Centre is now fully operational as part of Sydney Local Health District’s campaign to combat unacceptably high levels of HIV and hepatitis C infectio Read More…
The following statement was released by Dr Teresa Anderson, Chief Executive of Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), on 5 February 2013 to the South Sydney Herald (SSH). SSH requested a statement when the Automatic Syringe Dispensing Machine was installed as this had not been “disclosed at last week’ Read More…
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) pushed ahead with the installation of the Automatic Dispensing Machine (ADM) in front of the Redfern Health Centre without mentioning it at a public meeting on January 29. In contrast to the December meeting where locals opposing the installation primarily argued Read More…
This is was the “Redfern Harm Minimisation Program – Management Plan Automatic Syringe Dispensing Machine January 2013” Working Document circulated at the Sydney Local Health District Community Meeting on 29 January 2013 at the Redfern Health Centre. It sets out a draft Management Plan for the Automatic Syringe Dispensing Machine. This document is a draft … Read more
This is the “Draft Redfern Harm Minimisation Program Management Plan” circulated by Sydney and South West Sydney Local Health District to a community meeting for a community meeting on 18 December 2012 at Redfern Health Centre. The Management Plan sets out what is proposed and how it is proposed to be managemend for community input. … Read more
This is an extract of a presentation made by Dr Paul Haber, Medical Director, Drug Health Services on behalf of Sydney and South West Sydney Local Health District to a community meeting on 30 October at Redfern Health Centre. Dr Haber states that the level of Hepatitus C is 10% higher in Redfern/Waterloo on average … Read more
This is the presentation “Protecting the Health of the Community : The contribution of sterile needles and syringes to the prevention of harm to drug injectors”. This presentation was made by Dr Roger Garsia Director HIV Clinical Services SLHD and Chair NSW Ministry Advisory Committee on HIV /AIDS and STI to a community meeting on … Read more