Health Equity Matters

What Health Equity Matters does

Health Equity Matters (legal name: Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations Limited) is an independent non-profit federation headquartered in Surry Hills, New South Wales, with a Bangkok operations office supporting Asia-Pacific programs. Founded in 1987, it serves as the national federation for Australia's leading HIV and LGBTIQA+ organisations, recognised globally and nationally for leadership, policy expertise, health promotion, coordination, and support. The organization delivers a portfolio of interconnected programs rather than commercial products: HOLA (HIV Online Learning Australia) is a joint workforce development platform with NAPWHA; the National Consensus Statement on the Future of Australia's HIV Response convenes 100+ experts into 36 consensus statements; the World AIDS Day Parliamentary Breakfast is an annual advocacy event held at Parliament House Canberra since 2010; and specialized resources include the Mpox Information Hub, HIV Australia publication, Us Mob and HIV, and Better to Know serving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Internationally, the organization administers the SKPA-2 program (USD $12.5 million from the Global Fund, July 2022 to June 2025) across five Southeast Asian and South Asian countries, and the Indo-Pacific HIV Partnership (DFAT-funded, launched May 2024) with UNAIDS supporting Papua New Guinea and Fiji. The organization does not sell products or services; instead it operates through government funding, grants (Global Fund, DFAT, Brennan Family Foundation), donations, and administers the AIDS Trust of Australia / National AIDS Fundraising Limited. Its core customer segments are beneficiary communities (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, CALD, LGBTIQA+, key populations, and people living with HIV) and institutional funders (Global Fund, DFAT, Australian government).

The underlying technology stack is modest: a WordPress-based website, webinar and online learning delivery for HOLA, and resource/content libraries. The organization has 28 employees, signalling a lean operational structure that leverages its member organisation network rather than direct service delivery at scale. ACFID Code of Conduct membership indicates adherence to Australian international development sector standards.

Name

Health Equity Matters

Legal name

Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations Limited

Website

https://healthequitymatters.org.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Health Equity Matters is the national federation for Australia's leading HIV and LGBTIQA+ organisations, coordinating policy, workforce development, and international programs across 7+ countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Advocacy Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE), Health Equity, Community Health & Social Determinants Policy (HLAJAMAG), Health Equity Analytics & Disparities Measurement (HLACAHAK)

Keywords

• HIV health promotion
• LGBTIQA+ health advocacy
• HIV workforce development
• Community-led HIV response
• HIV policy coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Health Equity Matters is the national federation for Australia's leading HIV and LGBTIQA+ organisations. It provides leadership, policy expertise, health promotion, coordination, and support across domestic HIV response programs (HOLA workforce development, World AIDS Day events, National Consensus Statement, Mpox Information Hub, community-specific websites) and international HIV programs (SKPA-2 in Southeast Asia, Indo-Pacific HIV Partnership in PNG and Fiji).

Product overview

Health Equity Matters is the national federation for Australia's leading HIV and LGBTIQA+ organisations, offering a portfolio of interconnected programs rather than a single unified product. The core offerings include: HOLA (HIV Online Learning Australia) for workforce development; SKPA-2 for international HIV sustainability work in Southeast Asia; the Indo-Pacific HIV Partnership for Fiji and PNG capacity building; World AIDS Day Parliamentary Breakfast events; the Consensus national strategy framework; Mpox Information Hub for outbreak response; HIV Australia publications; and specialized websites like Us Mob and HIV and Better to Know for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. These programs work together to advance the organization's mission of virtual HIV elimination and health equity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HOLA (HIV Online Learning Australia) Online workforce development program by Health Equity Matters and NAPWHA that increases the knowledge and skills of Australia's HIV community workforce through self-directed modules, skills development workshops, webinars, communities of practice, and discussion papers.
• SKPA-2 (Sustainability of HIV Services for Key Populations in Southeast Asia Program) Multi-country program funded by the Global Fund (USD $12.5M, July 2022 to June 2025) to improve sustainability of evidence-informed prioritized HIV services for key populations in Bhutan, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, with Health Equity Matters as Principal Recipient.
• Indo-Pacific HIV Partnership Program implemented in partnership with UNAIDS and funded by DFAT's Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative, supporting national HIV responses in Papua New Guinea and Fiji to reduce the burden of HIV through capacity building of local peak body partners (KPAC in PNG, PSGDN in Fiji).
• World AIDS Day Parliamentary Breakfast Annual event administered by Health Equity Matters to remember those lost to the epidemic and reinforce the domestic and global commitment to end HIV transmission, held at Parliament House, Canberra.
• National Consensus Statement on the Future of Australia's HIV Response Roadmap developed in partnership with NAPWHA with over 100 experts, containing 36 consensus statements that define priorities and activities required to achieve and move beyond virtual elimination of HIV transmission.
• Mpox Information Hub Resource hub providing up-to-date and concise information on the impact of mpox on Health Equity Matters' members and communities, including policy papers on vaccine efficacy, transmission, isolation, contact tracing, and clinical care.
• HIV Australia Publication featuring essays, blogs and podcasts that touch on the community response to HIV in Australia and issues impacting people living with and affected by HIV.
• Us Mob and HIV Website Culturally informed HIV resource website developed in partnership with the Anwernekenhe National HIV Alliance (ANA), providing information on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Better to Know Sexual health website for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people providing information about common STIs, a notify a partner service, testing reminder service, and clinic search functionality.
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities Program Initiatives collaborating with members to advocate and support multicultural groups to close the gap in HIV for culturally and linguistically diverse populations, including the 'Divergent Epidemic' webinar series.
• SKPA-2 Legacy Products Collection of knowledge products capturing key lessons, models and evidence from SKPA-2 implementation, including briefs on Community-Led Monitoring, Financial Sustainability, Drug Policy Reform in Malaysia, and Chemsex and Harm Reduction in Asia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ experts contributed to 36 consensus statements for Australia's HIV response
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNAIDScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2024Joint implementation of Indo-Pacific HIV Partnership funded by DFAT. Grant formally launched at 77th World Health Assembly. Program aims to strengthen national HIV responses in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia.
• NAPWHA (National Association of People with HIV Australia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development and delivery of HOLA (HIV Online Learning Australia), a workforce development program increasing knowledge and skills of Australia's HIV community workforce. Partners on consensus statements and national HIV strategy initiatives.
• Pacific Friends of Global HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on World AIDS Day Parliamentary Breakfast event administration, promoting international dimensions of HIV/AIDS and Australia's regional contributions.
• Anwernekenhe National HIV AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV initiatives. Co-develops culturally appropriate resources including the 'Us Mob and HIV' booklet and website.
• Parliamentary Friendship Group on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STIscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts the annual World AIDS Day Parliamentary Breakfast, providing forum for parliamentarians to demonstrate continuing support for HIV and AIDS response.
• Save the Children (Bhutan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKPA-2 country sub-recipient implementing HIV programs for key populations in Bhutan.
• Youth for Health (Mongolia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKPA-2 country sub-recipient implementing HIV programs for key populations in Mongolia.
• Family Planning Association (Sri Lanka)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKPA-2 country sub-recipient. Developed National Vocational Qualification course for outreach workers delivering HIV and STI services.
• ACHIEVE Inc. (Philippines)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKPA-2 country sub-recipient implementing HIV programs for key populations in the Philippines.
• APCOM FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKPA-2 regional partner supporting HIV response across Asia.
• ICWAP (International Community of Women Living with HIV Asia & Pacific)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKPA-2 regional partner supporting women living with HIV in Asia and Pacific.
• UNAIDS Regional Support TeamcoreTechnology or IntegrationSKPA-2 technical partner providing expertise and coordination for regional HIV response.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreTechnology or IntegrationSKPA-2 technical partner providing expertise and guidance for HIV programs.
• Burnet InstitutecoreTechnology or IntegrationSKPA-2 technical partner providing expertise in areas including cost modelling, PrEP, and community-led monitoring. Also partnered on Fiji programs for peer-led counselling toolkit development.
• KPAC (Key Populations Advocacy Consortium, Papua New Guinea)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeak body partner in PNG receiving capacity building support for leadership, governance, advocacy, and administrative/financial management.
• PSGDN (Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional peak body based in Fiji with members across 15 Pacific Island countries. Receives capacity building support for leadership and governance.
• Diversity and Solidarity Trust (DAST)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to strengthen capacity of emerging LGBTIQ+ community-led organisations in Sri Lanka through governance, financial management, and sustainability workshops.
• Australian Multicultural Health CollaborativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on multicultural health data and culturally safe service design to address health equity for multicultural communities in HIV response.
• Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for Fiji HIV programs. Health Equity Matters serves as key technical partner to HIV Taskforce, supporting Prevention Sub-Committee and aligning community-led response with national priorities.
• Rainbow Pride Foundation (Fiji)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFijian community-led organisation and co-lead of HIV Taskforce Prevention Sub-Committee. Receives support for organisational capacity and core leadership roles.
• FECCA (Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough Australian Multicultural Health Collaborative, advocates for multicultural health data reform and equity in health systems.
• ACONcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading NSW HIV and LGBTQ+ health organization. Collaborated on practice guide for overseas-born gay, bisexual men living with HIV and HIV Australia publications.
• AIDS Trust of Australia / National AIDS Fundraising LimitedcoreOthersHealth Equity Matters administers the AIDS Trust of Australia and National AIDS Fundraising Limited, with its state-based member organisations as members of NAFL.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NAPWHA (National Association of People with HIV Australia): NAPWHA is a national peak body for people living with HIV and is a joint operator of the HOLA program with Health Equity Matters, alongside co-development of the National Consensus Statement.
• ACON: ACON is a leading NSW-based HIV and LGBTQ+ health organisation and a named collaborator on Health Equity Matters' practice guides and HIV Australia publications, making it a direct peer in the Australian HIV/LGBTIQA+ federation network.
• APCOM Foundation: APCOM is a regional Asia-Pacific community network for gay men, other MSM, transgender people and people living with HIV, and is a regional SKPA-2 partner, comparable in mandate and geography to Health Equity Matters' international program.
• Anwernekenhe National HIV Alliance (ANA): ANA is the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV alliance and a named core partner on the 'Us Mob and HIV' resources, operating a comparable community-led Indigenous HIV remit within Australia.
• PSGDN (Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network): PSGDN is a regional Pacific peak body for sexual and gender minorities across 15 Pacific Island countries and a named Indo-Pacific HIV Partnership capacity-building partner, directly overlapping on community-led HIV and LGBTIQA+ support with Health Equity Matters.

Broad incumbents

• Frontline AIDS (formerly International HIV/AIDS Alliance): Frontline AIDS is an international alliance supporting community-led HIV responses globally, paralleling Health Equity Matters' role as Principal Recipient and consortium coordinator for multi-country Global Fund grants.
• UNAIDS: UNAIDS is the global UN coordinating body for HIV and a co-implementer with Health Equity Matters on the Indo-Pacific HIV Partnership, overlapping materially on regional HIV strategy, technical assistance and country engagement.
• ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine): ASHM is a peak professional body for clinicians working in HIV, viral hepatitis and sexual health in Australasia, operating adjacent workforce development, policy and clinical education functions that overlap with HOLA and Health Equity Matters' broader workforce remit.

Others

• Burnet Institute: Burnet Institute is a Melbourne-based infectious disease research institute and a SKPA-2 technical partner providing cost modelling, PrEP and community-led monitoring expertise; it is an enabling technical collaborator on Health Equity Matters' international programs.

Emerging players

• ICWAP (International Community of Women Living with HIV Asia & Pacific): ICWAP is the regional network for women living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific and a SKPA-2 regional partner; it overlaps with Health Equity Matters' remit around key populations and community-led HIV responses across the same geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries2 records

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