There was an outrage in South Africa after pupils were put on emergency post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) because one of pupils pricked them with needles.
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UK Body Considers Removing HIV PEP Fee
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is considering waiving the fee charged by emergency departments in the UK to access HIV prevention emergency drug PEP.
Continue readingHIV PEP in China Still Hard to Come By
Access to emergency HIV prevention drug post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is very limited in China putting those who in need of it at high risk of getting HIV.
Continue readingScotland Report: School Education on HIV Prevention Options Like PrEP & PEP is Important
HIV Scotland has released a report recommending that students in secondary schools be taught about sex, HIV, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Continue readingOntario to Offer PrEP Drug Under Its Public Health Plan
Ontario has added HIV PrEP, a HIV prevention drug, to its Health Ministry list of publicly covered drugs making it affordable and accessible to more people.
Continue readingMSM with Early Syphilis Should be a Priority Group for PrEP in UK
Men having sex with men (MSM) who have early stage syphilis are at a high risk of acquiring HIV and should therefore, be high on the priority list for HIV PrEP.
Continue readingEngland: PrEP Stands to Prevent One in Every 4 HIV Infections
The NHS could save billions by making HIV PrEP drug available to everyone at a lower cost. The drug is believed to prevent HIV infection for 1 in every 4 cases.
Continue reading“Smart PrEP” Pill to Enhance HIV Prevention Among Young People
A new smart PrEP pill that records when and whether the patient has taken it is the latest breakthrough in HIV prevention.
Continue readingLess HIV+ Women Getting Pregnant Despite Strides to Prevent Mother-to-Child Infection
HIV positive Canadian women are avoiding getting pregnant despite how tech treatment and care that makes it possible for HIV+ women to deliver HIV free babies.
Continue readingOver 120,000 People in the US Using PrEP Since 2012
Over 136,000 people are on HIV PrEP a drug used to prevent HIV infection. However, populations at the highest risk of infection have lower access to the drug.
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