Have your say on PrEP!
Londoners are being urged to have their say on HIV prevention drugs, known as PrEP, which can be prescribed to people at greatest risk of contracting HIV.
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OPINION: Careless talk costs lives
Gscene columnist Çraig Hanlon-Smith urges NHS England to prescribe PreEP now to save lives, then engage in debate about behaviour tomorrow.
High Court rules NHS England can fund PrEP
NHS England to appeal judgment brought before the courts by NAT which says interpretation of law by NHS England was incorrect. The High Court today ruled NHS England acted unlawfully in withdrawing PrEP, a game-changing drug preventing transmission of HIV, from its decision-making process.
NHS England confirms decision not to fund PrEP
NHS England confirms decision not to fund PrEP following a meeting of its Specialised Services Commissioning Committee on May 31. 2016.
Government U-turn on PrEP will put lives at risk
Decision by NHS England to shelve plans to make PrEP available on National Health is “shameful”, says CEO of Terrence Higgins Trust.
Report provides further evidence of PrEP effectiveness
Results of new modelling research published in The Lancet HIV journal show that offering PrEP with regular HIV testing, and early treatment to just a quarter of Men who have sex with men (MSM) at high risk of contracting HIV could prevent around 7,400 new HIV infections (44 per cent of total inciden
The most deadly symptom of HIV is stigma!
Jason Lupi “came out” in public last year about his HIV status after living with the virus for 23 years. Here he talks out the treatments currently available and the importance of tackling the most deadly symptom of HIV, stigma.