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MSHC researchers win Eureka Prize

4 September 2026

A discovery changing women's healthcare around the world has earned Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC) researchers a Eureka Prize.

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Two new clinics join the VSHN

7 July 2026

The Victorian Sexual Health Network (VSHN) has welcomed two new partner clinics to its network, giving more patients access to high quality, low-to-no cost sexual health care closer to home.

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Helping international students feel safe down under

26 February 2026

International students seeking guidance, information and access to sexual, mental and emergency health services can now do so easily thanks to a new website supported by Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.

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‘No one left behind’ this World AIDS Day

1 December 2025

World AIDS Day (Monday 1 December) is an opportunity to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, and to celebrate advancements in the treatment and management of HIV.  

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Two leaders in the global fight against STIs

31 July 2025

As of this week, Alfred Health's Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC) is home to not one, but two incoming Presidents of large international organisations in the field of sexually transmitted infections.

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Alfred researcher honoured for reframing a “women’s issue”

9 May 2025

Alfred clinician-researcher Prof Catriona Bradshaw has been named in TIME100Health – an annual list of leaders shaping the future of health in 2025 by TIME Magazine. 

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Partner treatment key to curing bacterial vaginosis

6 March 2025

Introducing the newest STI – and how to cure it.

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Diagnosing STIs with a ‘selfie’? AI could make it possible

24 July 2024

Diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) could soon be as simple as the click of a button, thanks to a new app developed by researchers at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University.

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Sexual Health Professor recognised for research excellence in STI prevention

4 April 2024

The world’s second-most published researcher in sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and STI prevention has been recognised with a prestigious honour from the Australian Academy of Science.

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Melbourne Sexual Health Centre named Melbourne Award finalists for excellence in LGBTIQA+ community care

25 October 2023

Melbourne Sexual Health Centre’s (MSHC) longstanding commitment to the LGBTIQA+ community has been recognised by the City of Melbourne – naming it a finalist for the Melbourne Awards 2023.

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